Demonstratives

This (masculine)

دا

daa

الزول (دا)

az-zool daa

This guy

example:

This (feminine)

دي

dii

الكَديسَه (دي)

al-kadiisa dii

This cat

example:

These (plural)

ديل

deel

الناس (ديل)

an-naas deel

These people

example:

That (masculine)

داك

daak

البيت (داك)

al-beet daak

That house

example:

That (feminine)

ديك

diik

الصَفحَه (ديك)

al-SafHa diik

That page

example:

Those (plural)

ديلاك

deelaak

الطُلّاب (ديلاك)

aT-Tullaab deelaak

Those students

example:

Here he / it is (masculine)

ياهو دا

yaahu da

(ياهو دا) الوَلَد

yaahu da l-walad

Here is the boy.

example:

Here she / it is (feminine)

ياها دي

yaahaa di

(ياها دي) البِت

yaahaa di l-bitt

Here is the girl.

example:

There he / it is (masculine)

ياهو داك

yaahu daak

(ياهو داك) الكِتاب

yaahu daak al-kitaab

There is the book.

example:

There she / it is (feminine)

ياها ديك

yaahaa diik

(ياها ديك) العَربيه

yaahaa diik al-3arabiya

There is the car.

example:

Here they are (plural)

ياهُم ديل

yaahum deel

(ياهُم ديل) الكَبابي

yaahum deel al-kabaabi

Here are the cups.

example:

There they are (plural)

ياهُم ديلاك

yaahum deelaak

(ياهُم ديلاك) النِّسوان

yaahum deelaak an-niswaan

There are the women.

example:

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In Sudanese Arabic, demonstratives are words or phrases used to point out or refer to specific objects or people in space or time. They indicate proximity or distance from the speaker and can also convey gender and number agreement. Note that even though plural (non human) objects are feminine in gender you still use plural demonstratives when referring to them.