"هٰذِهِ الْغُرْفة"

Translation: this room

[gsp732649]

why not "this is the room"?

[Away54]

Yes, it can be meant like that. Also, "this room" is also correct.

[Bonjour689181]

I thought al at the beginning of a word, made it definite. Example, book and the book. KITAB, ALKITAB.

[brendolinif]

It does but it also serves many other functions. In this case, the al- being used is to show that the subject belongs with the demonstrative pronoun.

[KatieC993112]

brendolinif, what do you mean by "belong"? Oh, do you mean part of the same noun phrase, ie "this room", as opposed to being the predicate eg "this is a/the room" How would one differentiate "this is a room" from "this is the room"? I immensely look forward to a reply.

[Victor967645]

Should I add an "al" anytime the subject belongs to the demostrative pronoun?

[mich858400]

In Android there are two proposed audio answers : al ghurfa and il ghurfa. What could be the meanings ?