Pronunciation Tip
لأنَّ + ني
In Chapter 6 you learned how to use لأنّ to express the meaning of because followed by a جملة اسميّة. In Arabic, because I is expressed with (لأنَّ + ني)لأنَّني. This particle also occurs as لأنّي, where the نَّ and ني are contracted in writing as well as in speech. There is no difference in meaning between the two forms.
Listen to the following examples and notice how لأنّني and لأنّي are pronounced.
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لـِ + الضمائر
Be aware that when combined with pronoun suffixes, the preposition لِـ always takes the short vowel “a” or فتحة and loses the “i” or كسرة. The only pronoun with which the “i” is preserved is ي.
The table below lists all the combinations of pronoun suffix + لِـ followed by the correct short vowel.
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Listen to the following examples and pay special attention to the pronunciation of لـِ with the different pronouns. Practice saying the examples aloud.
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