Ways to say it
| Arabic | Romanization (Wiktionary) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| أَنْتَ | ʔanta | masculine |
| أَنْتِ | ʔanti | feminine |
| حَضْرَتُكَ | ḥaḍratuka | formal, masculine |
| حَضْرَتُكِ | ḥaḍratuki | feminine, formal |
| انت | inta | Egyptian Arabic, masculine |
| انتي | inti | Egyptian Arabic, feminine |
| حضرتك | ḥaḍritak | Egyptian Arabic, masculine |
| إنت | ʔinta/ʔinte | South Levantine Arabic, masculine |
| إنتي | ʔinti | South Levantine Arabic, feminine |
| نْتا | nta | Moroccan Arabic, masculine |
| نْتي | nti | Moroccan Arabic, feminine |
| نْتينا | ntina | Moroccan Arabic, Morocco, Northern, feminine, masculine |
This is a subject pronoun used to address the person you are speaking to.
Which one should you use?
Arabic distinguishes between the masculine form أَنْتَ and the feminine form أَنْتِ.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
The forms حَضْرَتُكَ (masculine) and حَضْرَتُكِ (feminine) are used to show respect, as they literally translate to 'your presence'. In Egyptian Arabic, the informal forms for males is انت and for females is انتي.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Egyptian Arabic, you can use انت (masculine), انتي (feminine) or the formal حضرتك (masculine). In South Levantine Arabic, the masculine form is إنت and the feminine is إنتي. In Moroccan Arabic, the masculine is نْتا, the feminine is نْتي and the form نْتينا is used in Northern Morocco for both masculine and feminine.
How does it change in a sentence?
The masculine singular form is أَنْتَ and the feminine singular form is أَنْتِ.
How do you pronounce it?
The pronunciation is ʔanta.
Did you know?
- Arabic possesses a 'dual' grammatical number, meaning there is a specific word for 'you two' that is distinct from 'you' singular and 'you' plural.
- Depending on the region, the pronoun for 'you' can shift its starting consonant, as seen in the contrast between the أ in أَنْتَ and the ن in نْتا.
- Using the informal أَنْتَ with a stranger or a superior in many Arab cultures can be seen as a social faux pas, similar to using 'thou' in an disrespectful way.
Examples in context
- هل انت مع توم؟Are you with Tom?This example shows how to use انت in a question.Tatoeba #7782598 by aljilani, translation #4235722 by Hybrid
- لقد اغضبتهم انت.You ticked them off.This sentence uses انت to show who performed an action.Tatoeba #4114941 by fadi, translation #3723647 by CM
- هل انت ضد الاجهاض؟Are you against abortion?This sentence uses انت to ask about an opinion.Tatoeba #4519402 by lomy1988, translation #4494294 by CK
- مرحباً، أنت تتكلم العربية جيداً.Hello, you speak Arabic well.
- 67 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Yousef and Noor are talking about a new job.
- يوسف Youssefهل أَنْتَ مستعد للعمل غداً؟Hal anta musta'idd lil-'amal ghadan?Are you ready for work tomorrow?
- نور Nourنعم، أنا مستعدة جداً.Na'am, ana musta'idda jiddan.Yes, I am very ready.
- يوسف Youssefأَنْتَ ستكون زميلي في المكتب.Anta satakuna zamili fil-maktab.You will be my colleague in the office.
- نور Nourأنا سعيدة بذلك يا يوسف.Ana sa'ida bidhalika ya Yousef.I am happy about that, Yousef.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “you” translations and entries حضرتك, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
