Arabic vocabulary
الَّتي is how you say “which/that” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in real example sentences from classical texts below.
وحفظُها يكون على ثلاث درجات الضَّرورياتِ التي لا يقومُ العيشُ بدونها،
Preservation occurs on three levels: necessities that life cannot go on without,
الَّتِي — that. A feminine relative, 'which,' agreeing with the feminine 'necessities.' It attaches the defining clause: those without which life cannot go on.
From: Five Objectives of Islamic Law →والحاجياتِ التي ترفعُ الحرجَ والمشقَّةَ،
needs that alleviate difficulty and hardship,
الَّتِي — that. A feminine relative, 'which,' agreeing with 'the needs.' It attaches their defining role: lifting hardship, named next.
From: Five Objectives of Islamic Law →والتحسينياتِ التي تُهذِّبُ السلوكَ وتجمِّلُ الحياة
and enhancements that refine behavior and beautify life.
الَّتِي — that. A feminine relative, 'which,' agreeing with 'the refinements.' It attaches their defining work, named by the two verbs next.
From: Five Objectives of Islamic Law →OpenArabic teaches words like الَّتي through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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