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===Object & posessive pronouns=== | ===Object & posessive pronouns=== | ||
Object pronouns, like "me" or "us" are expressed as a suffix added to the verb. For example, | Object pronouns, like "me" or "us" are expressed as a suffix added to the verb. For example, the violent verse 2:191, ''"Waqtuloo'''hum''' haythu thaqiftumoo'''hum'''"'' (واقتلو'''هم''' حيث ثقفتمو'''هم'''), means "and-kill-'''them''' wherever you-find-'''them'''". Arabic uses only three words for the sentence, because the conjunction "and" (و, ''wa'') is prefixed and the object pronouns "them" (هم, ''hum'') are suffixed. | ||
The verb is represented by "-" in the table: | The verb is represented by "-" in the table: | ||