When we use the female dual pronoun “هما" in Arabic in the past tense, what is the letter that we use in verbs ? What letter do we use in the case of the masculine grammatical gender?

Question

Change in verbs when we change from feminine gender to masculine gender in Arabic grammar.

Answer 1

In Arabic, when conjugating verbs in the past tense for the dual form, the suffix depends on the gender of the subjects. Let’s break it down carefully:

1. Female dual – “هما” (they, two females)

1. Suffix: ـَتَا (-tā)
2. Example:
3. ذهبَتَا (dhahab-tā) → “they (two females) went”
4. كتبتَا (katab-tā) → “they (two females) wrote”

2. Masculine dual – “هما” (they, two males or mixed)

1. Suffix: ـَا (-ā)
2. Example:
3. ذهبا (dhahab-ā) → “they (two males) went”
4. كتبا (katab-ā) → “they (two males) wrote”

✅ Summary Table:

GenderPronounPast tense verb suffixExample
Masculine	هما	ـَا (-ā)	كتبا (they wrote)
Feminine	هما	ـَتَا (-tā)	كتبتا (they wrote)

Answer 2

for the female, هما in the past tense we add (Taa) at the end of the verb, for example: Huma akalata

for the masculine, هنا in the past tense, we add (a) at the end of the verb, for example: Huma akala.

Answer 3

with verbs that are هما feminine we add the letters تا to the end of the verb for example: هما ذهبتا الى البنك. by contrast with هما masculine, we add an alif to the end of the verb for example: هما ذهبا الى البنك