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LESSON 20

Inna and its Sisters

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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?

A

Inna renders both the subject and predicate mansub

B

Inna renders the subject marfu and predicate mansub

C

Inna renders the subject mansub and predicate marfu'

D

None of the above

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