If there is a definite word after the demonstrative pronoun, then it has much of the demonstrative pronoun and we translate it that etc.

that dog

ذَلِكَ الكَلْبُ

However, if there is an indefinite word after the demonstrative pronoun, we translate it, that is/are etc.

that is a dog

ذَلِكَ كَلْبٌ

SINGULAR
pronunciation female pronunciation female grammatical case
تِلٰكَ ذٰلِكَ I
تِلٰكَ ذٰلِكَ II
تِلْكَ ذٰلِكَ III
DUAL
pronunciation female pronunciation male grammatical case
تَانِكَ ذَانِكَ I
تَيْنِكَ ذَيْنِكَ II
تَيْنِكَ ذَيْنِكَ III
SINGULAR
pronunciation female pronunciation male grammatical case
أُولَائِكَ أُولَائِكَ I
أُولَائِكَ أُولَائِكَ II
أُولَائِكَ أُولَائِكَ III
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