Arabic grammar B2 · Lesson 2 of 4
Kāna, inna and their sisters
(was) and its sisters, , , , put the predicate in the accusative. An indefinite predicate then ends in an extra alif: , but .
(indeed) and its sisters, , , , , put the subject in the accusative instead: . The ending changes only where it shows: .
The extra alif is not written after taa marbuta: .
Examples
- كان الجو باردا أمس.
- أصبح أخي طبيبا.
- ليس الامتحان صعبا.
- إن العلم نور.
- أعرف أن الطريق طويل.