basics · grammar
إلي
For (ownership)
How to describe ownership with الى
Today's lesson is about using "إلـ" (to) to indicate ownership in colloquial Palestinian Arabic. This structure is useful for showing that something belongs to someone.
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In colloquial Levantine Arabic, we often use "إلـ" to indicate that something belongs to someone. This is similar to using "for" in English, but it's important to get the structure right.
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