No. 506 in Arabic

أنا

"I" or "I am."

In a sentence

أنا سعيد اليوم.
I am happy today.
In this sentence, 'أنا' means 'I' and it is used as the subject pronoun.
أنا كنت في السوق.
I was at the market.
Here, 'أنا' is used to indicate the subject of the past action, referring to 'I'.
هل أنتَ متأكد؟ أنا لم أقرر بعد.
Are you sure? I haven't decided yet.
In this instance, 'أنا' is used to emphasize the subject 'I' in contrast or continuity with other statements.

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