إنه بجانب البنك.
When to use
A clear Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) sentence to indicate the position of something relative to a landmark.
How it works
This sentence uses a pronoun, a preposition, and a noun phrase. * `إنه` (innahu): 'It is' (literally 'indeed it'). `إنّ` (inna) is a particle of emphasis, and `ـه` (-hu) is the third-person masculine singular pronoun ('it'). * `بجانب` (bijanib): 'next to' or 'beside'. `بـ` (bi-) is a preposition meaning 'with' or 'by', and `جانب` (janib) means 'side'. * `البنك` (al bank): 'the bank'. `ال` (al-) is the definite article. `بنك` (bank) is a loanword.
Pronoun Reference
The pronoun `ـه` (-hu) refers to the place or thing being located. If the item being located were feminine, the pronoun would be `ـها` (-ha), making it `إنها` (innaha).
Dialectal Variation
Dialects often use simpler prepositions. In Egyptian Arabic, you might hear `جنب البنك` (gamb il bank), and in Levantine, `حد البنك` (ḥadd il bank).
Notes
Location clue using a landmark. Neutral polite wording.