وَالْحَالُ نَكِرَةٌ أَبَدًا، وَذُو الْحَالِ مَعْرِفَةٌ غَالِبًا، كَمَا رَأَيْتَ فِي الْأَمْثِلَةِ الْمَذْكُورَةِ.
Translation: The ḥāl is always indefinite, while its referent (the person/thing described) is usually definite, as the preceding examples show.
The author says ghāliban (“usually”) for the referent’s definiteness; it is the normal pattern, not an absolute requirement.
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Al-Ḥāl: Definition, Its Referent, Governing Element and Types
وَالْحَالُ نَكِرَةٌ أَبَدًا، وَذُو الْحَالِ مَعْرِفَةٌ غَالِبًا، كَمَا رَأَيْتَ فِي الْأَمْثِلَةِ الْمَذْكُورَةِ.
Translation: The ḥāl is always indefinite, while its referent (the person/thing described) is usually definite, as the preceding examples show.
The author says ghāliban (“usually”) for the referent’s definiteness; it is the normal pattern, not an absolute requirement.