هَذَا (this is)
It is pronounced as هَاذَا but it is written without the 1st alif.
هَذَا is a demonstrative pronoun used for pointing at a thing that is near or close by.
In Arabic it is called إِسْمُ الإِشَارَةِ لِلقَرِيبِ
Unlike English, Arabic has no copula verb.
A word used to link subject (مُبْتَدَأٌ) and predicate (خَبَرٌ) is incorporated into the word هَذَا.
Nouns in Arabic Language are classified according to their gender (masculine - مُذَكَّرٌ or
feminine - مُؤَنَّثٌ), their numbers (singular - مُفْرَدٌ or dual - مُثَنَّى or plural - ٌجَمْع) and if they
are indefinite (نَكِيرَةٌ) or definite (مَعْرِفَةٌ).
هَذَا is used for noun that are :-
1) مُذَكَّرٌ (masculine)
2) مُفْرَدٌ (singular)
3) نَكِيرَةٌ (indefinite)
All the nouns used in this lesson are - مُذَكَّرٌ - مُفْرَدٌ - نَكِيرَةٌ
Examples :-
1) هَذَا (This is) بَيْتٌ (a house) === هَذَا بَيْتٌ (This is a house.)
2) هَذَا (This is) مَسْجِدٌ (a masjid) === هَذَا مَسْجِدٌ (This is a masjid.)
3) هَذَا (This is) بَابٌ (a door) === هَذَا بَابٌ (This is a door.)
