English → Arabic
ours in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- lanā
- Arabizi
lana- Type
- pronoun
How to use it
"Ours" translates to "لنا" in Arabic. It is a possessive pronoun used after the noun it possesses, without a preceding article. It works for both masculine and feminine groups.
Example sentences
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هذا الكتاب لَنَا.
hādhā al-kitāb lanā.
This book is ours.
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الحديقة جميلة لَنَا.
al-ḥadīqa jamīla lanā.
The garden is beautiful for us.
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النتيجة صعبة لَنَا.
al-natīja ṣaʿba lanā.
The result is difficult for us.
Examples from real texts
Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.
This is ours.
هذه لنا
Which car is ours?
أي سيارة هي سيارتنا؟
The choice is ours.
والخيار خيارنا.
Ali was one of ours.
علي كان منا.
That this land is ours
أنّ هذه الأرض لنا
Ours must do the same.
وعلى جيلنا أن يفعل الشيء ذاته.
And Ours their reckoning.
« ثم إن علينا حسابهم » جزاءهم لا نتركه أبدا.
That if the hands are ours
في أنّ الأيادي أيادينا
Ours is also what it gives.
وأنّه لنا ذلك الذي تمنحه فلنقصّ أسلاك السياج - فيكتور خارا
a servant of Ours from prayer?
« عبدا » هو النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم « إذا صلّى ».
Look, ours is more red, it's longer.
انظر، رايتنا أكثر احمرارا، إنها أطول.
What is ours is ours, the Chinese invariably claim, and what is yours is negotiable.
وتزعم الصين دوماً أن ما لها هو لها وما عليها فهو قابل للتفاوض.
Questions and answers
Can "لنا" be used before a noun?
No, Arabic places the possessive pronoun after the noun, e.g., "الكتاب لنا".
Is there a difference between "لنا" and "لنا جميعًا"?
"لنا جميعًا" adds emphasis that it belongs to all of us.
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