وَتَامَّةٌ بِمَعْنَى ثَبَتَ وَحَصَلَ، نَحْوُ: كَانَ الْقِتَالُ
Translation: Complete kāna means “came to pass” or “occurred,” as in “the fighting occurred.”
In the author’s example, kāna means “occurred”; al-qitālu is an ordinary subject and no separate kāna predicate is needed.
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Complete Kāna: Occurrence
Defective Verbs: Kāna and Its Sisters
وَتَامَّةٌ بِمَعْنَى ثَبَتَ وَحَصَلَ، نَحْوُ: كَانَ الْقِتَالُ
Translation: Complete kāna means “came to pass” or “occurred,” as in “the fighting occurred.”
In the author’s example, kāna means “occurred”; al-qitālu is an ordinary subject and no separate kāna predicate is needed.