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Lesson 20
Inna and its Sisters
Inna and its sisters are particles applied to the mubtada and khabar (subject and predicate) similar to كانَ but have the opposite grammatical effect – They give the accusative case to the subject and nominative case to the predicate.
These particles are:
إنّ verily, indeed
أنّ that
لكنّ but
لأنّ because
لعلّ perhaps
ليت if only
Examples
إِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ
Verily Allah is most forgiving most merciful
عرفتُ أنَّ الطالبَ مجتهدٌ
I came to know that the student is hardworking
رأيتُه ولكنّه مشغُولٌ
I saw him but he is busy
يا ليت الدرسَ يسيرٌ
If only the lesson was easy
Quiz Time!
Let's test your knowledge.
Which of the following is true?
Inna renders both the subject and predicate mansub
Inna renders the subject marfu and predicate mansub
Inna renders the subject mansub and predicate marfu'
None of the above
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