diff --git a/src/arabic/QuestionAra.gf b/src/arabic/QuestionAra.gf
index 2a4c69ad3..ee7edacad 100644
--- a/src/arabic/QuestionAra.gf
+++ b/src/arabic/QuestionAra.gf
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ concrete QuestionAra of Question = CatAra ** open ResAra, ParamX, Prelude, VerbA
    IdetCN idet cn = {
      s = \\isPred,g,s,c 
           => idet.s ! cn.g ! s ! c ++
-             cn2str cn idet.n Indef Gen ; --idaafa
+             cn2str cn idet.n idet.d Gen ;
      a = { pgn = agrP3 NoHum cn.g idet.n ; isPron = False }
      } ;
 
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ concrete QuestionAra of Question = CatAra ** open ResAra, ParamX, Prelude, VerbA
      s = \\g,s,c =>
           let gend = detGender g num.n -- gender flips with some numbers
           in  iquant.s ! s ! c ++ num.s ! gend ! s ! c ;
-     n = sizeToNumber num.n
+     n = sizeToNumber num.n ;
+     d = Indef ---- TODO check
      } ;
 }
diff --git a/src/arabic/ResAra.gf b/src/arabic/ResAra.gf
index e503607cc..9b80898dd 100644
--- a/src/arabic/ResAra.gf
+++ b/src/arabic/ResAra.gf
@@ -1368,8 +1368,10 @@ patHollowImp : (_,_ :Str) -> Gender => Number => Str =\xaf,xAf ->
     
     IDet : Type = {
       s : Gender -- IdetCN needs to choose the gender of the CN
-        => State => Case => Str ; 
-      n : Number
+        => State -- Needs to be retained variable for IP; PrepIP chooses the state of IP
+        => Case => Str ; 
+      n : Number ;
+      d : State -- in IdetCN, chooses the state of the CN
       } ;
 
     IQuant : Type = {
diff --git a/src/arabic/StructuralAra.gf b/src/arabic/StructuralAra.gf
index 93349fbb5..bc7d40c2a 100644
--- a/src/arabic/StructuralAra.gf
+++ b/src/arabic/StructuralAra.gf
@@ -40,7 +40,11 @@ concrete StructuralAra of Structural = CatAra **
 --  here7to_Adv = ss ["تْ هري"] ;
 --  here7from_Adv = ss ["فرْم هري"] ;
   how_IAdv = ss "كَيفَ" ;
---  how8many_IDet = mkDet "كَمْ" Pl Const ;   -- IL: check (was ["هْو مَني"]) ;
+  how8many_IDet = {
+    s = \\g,s,c => "كَمْ عَدَد" + caseTbl ! c ;
+    n = Pl ; d = Def 
+    } ; -- IL
+    
 --  if_Subj = ss "ِف" ;
   in8front_Prep = mkPrep "مُقَابِلَ" ;
   i_Pron  = ResAra.i_Pron ;