BEANTWORTEN SIE FRAGEN - العربية القياسية

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Which sentence is correct?

أقف على رجلي الأيسر
أقف على رجلي أليسرى

Is the first sentence correct, because رجل is masculine?

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jupp profile picture juppMarch 2021
Okay, thanks a lot. Still I’m bit confused as the google translator tells me
My left arm = ذراعي اليسرى
My right arm = ذراعي الأيمن

Apparently there are two forms for each side
الأيسر
أليسرى
and
الأيمن
أليمنى
So I’m not sure when/which form to choose.
Perhaps I should wait for this topic to be covered in my Arabic textbook rather than experiment. :-/

  • Mona00Mostafa profile picture Mona00MostafaMarch 2021
    Here’s another way to differentiate btw (اليمنى والأيمن)
    اليمنى
    common with feminine
    الأيمن
    common with masculine
  • Mona00Mostafa profile picture Mona00MostafaMarch 2021
    In Standard Arabic, if the described thing is not a person, then you can use the masculine or feminine form interchangeably.
    So we can say
    ذراعي الأيمن
    or
    ذراعي اليمنى

    However, in spoken Arabic, you’ll find
    اليمنى واليسرى
    common with (leg, eye, foot, hand)
    الأيمن والأيسر
    common with (arm)


jupp profile picture juppMarch 2021
Can أليسرى be used for all parts of the body that appear twice(arm, leg, foot, eye, hand...)? In which case/cases is الأيسر used?
Mona00Mostafa profile picture Mona00MostafaMarch 2021
The second is correct but note that it’s written as follows:-
أقف على رجلي اليسرى

Also, it’s more accurate to say
أقفُ على قدمي اليسرى