LessonsIndeclinable Adverbs — Ghāyāt, Time and PlaceQuiz

وَمِنْهَا: «أَيْنَ» وَ«أَنَّى» لِلْمَكَانِ بِمَعْنَى الِاسْتِفْهَامِ، نَحْوُ: «أَيْنَ تَمْشِي؟» وَ«أَنَّى تَقْعُدُ؟».
Translation: Ayna and annā can ask about place: “Where do you walk?” and “Where do you sit?”

Here ayna and annā ask about place. The source groups them among indeclinable place expressions; their syntactic position depends on their role in the sentence.

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Ayna and annā in place questions

Indeclinable Adverbs — Ghāyāt, Time and Place

وَمِنْهَا: «أَيْنَ» وَ«أَنَّى» لِلْمَكَانِ بِمَعْنَى الِاسْتِفْهَامِ، نَحْوُ: «أَيْنَ تَمْشِي؟» وَ«أَنَّى تَقْعُدُ؟».
Translation: Ayna and annā can ask about place: “Where do you walk?” and “Where do you sit?”

Here ayna and annā ask about place. The source groups them among indeclinable place expressions; their syntactic position depends on their role in the sentence.