LessonsAl-Kināyāt — Kam, its Tamyīz and Syntactic PositionsQuiz

1. Is there a preposition before kam? Then kam occupies the genitive position.
2. Is there a governing noun in iḍāfah before it? Then kam is genitive as muḍāf ilayh.
3. Does the verb govern what kam counts (objects, occurrences, days) without a resumptive pronoun? Then kam may occupy an accusative position.
4. Otherwise, follow the source’s nominative analysis: topic when not adverbial; predicate for duration.

This is a review heuristic drawn from the textbook’s rules, not a newly proposed grammatical rule.

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Four checks for parsing kam

Al-Kināyāt — Kam, its Tamyīz and Syntactic Positions

1. Is there a preposition before kam? Then kam occupies the genitive position.
2. Is there a governing noun in iḍāfah before it? Then kam is genitive as muḍāf ilayh.
3. Does the verb govern what kam counts (objects, occurrences, days) without a resumptive pronoun? Then kam may occupy an accusative position.
4. Otherwise, follow the source’s nominative analysis: topic when not adverbial; predicate for duration.

This is a review heuristic drawn from the textbook’s rules, not a newly proposed grammatical rule.