LessonsDefective Verbs: Kāna and Its SistersQuiz

تَدْخُلُ عَلَى الْجُمْلَةِ الِاسْمِيَّةِ لِإِفَادَةِ نِسْبَتِهَا حُكْمَ مَعْنَاهَا، فَتَرْفَعُ الْأَوَّلَ وَتَنْصِبُ الثَّانِيَ
Translation: They enter a nominal sentence to add their own semantic contribution, raising the first part and putting the second in the accusative.
The verb enters a nominal clause: the first element remains nominative, while the predicate becomes accusative.

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Defective Verbs: Kāna and Its Sisters

تَدْخُلُ عَلَى الْجُمْلَةِ الِاسْمِيَّةِ لِإِفَادَةِ نِسْبَتِهَا حُكْمَ مَعْنَاهَا، فَتَرْفَعُ الْأَوَّلَ وَتَنْصِبُ الثَّانِيَ
Translation: They enter a nominal sentence to add their own semantic contribution, raising the first part and putting the second in the accusative.
The verb enters a nominal clause: the first element remains nominative, while the predicate becomes accusative.