LessonsIsm Inna and the Noun Governed by Lā of Generic NegationQuiz

«الطَّالِبُ مُجْتَهِدٌ»: al-ṭālibu is the nominative mubtadaʾ; mujtahidun is its nominative predicate.
«إِنَّ الطَّالِبَ مُجْتَهِدٌ»: al-ṭāliba becomes accusative as ism inna; mujtahidun remains nominative as its predicate.
The grammatical change is triggered by the entrance of a governing particle.

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Mubtadaʾ versus Ism Inna

Ism Inna and the Noun Governed by Lā of Generic Negation

«الطَّالِبُ مُجْتَهِدٌ»: al-ṭālibu is the nominative mubtadaʾ; mujtahidun is its nominative predicate.
«إِنَّ الطَّالِبَ مُجْتَهِدٌ»: al-ṭāliba becomes accusative as ism inna; mujtahidun remains nominative as its predicate.
The grammatical change is triggered by the entrance of a governing particle.