Grammar Note 1

لـ \ مع \ عند

Please review this note after practicing sentences 1-10 of AK Drill 5 page 107, and before completing sentences 11-14 of the same drill.

In addition to attaching to object pronouns, the prepositions عند, مع, لـ can also be combined directly with nouns. When that happens, لـ is attached to the noun with which it is combined while مع and عند remain unattached. This change in structure does not affect the meaning. For example:

لخالد ثلاثة إخوة.Speaker Icon

خالد له ثلاثة إخوة.Speaker Icon
مع مها كتاب ليلى.Speaker Icon
مها معها كتاب ليلى.Speaker Icon
عند خالد سيارة.Speaker Icon
خالد عنده سيارة.Speaker Icon

Feel free to alternate using these two structures when creating your own sentences 11-14 of Drill 5 page 107.