Lesson summary
• Kana and its sisters keep their subject nominative and make their predicate accusative, while verbs of nearness express proximity or hope.
• كَانَ زَيْدٌ قَائِمًا: Zayd is the subject of kana and qāʾiman its predicate.
• أَصْبَحَ الْجَوُّ بَارِدًا: Aṣbaḥa adds a morning-time meaning.
• عَسَى زَيْدٌ أَنْ يَقُومَ: ʿAsā expresses hope.
• كَادَ زَيْدٌ يَخْرُجُ: Kāda expresses nearness.
Next step: Identify the governor, governed word, and case sign separately in each example.
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Kana and Verbs of Nearness: Review and Application
Level 33: Kana and Verbs of Nearness
Lesson summary
• Kana and its sisters keep their subject nominative and make their predicate accusative, while verbs of nearness express proximity or hope.
• كَانَ زَيْدٌ قَائِمًا: Zayd is the subject of kana and qāʾiman its predicate.
• أَصْبَحَ الْجَوُّ بَارِدًا: Aṣbaḥa adds a morning-time meaning.
• عَسَى زَيْدٌ أَنْ يَقُومَ: ʿAsā expresses hope.
• كَادَ زَيْدٌ يَخْرُجُ: Kāda expresses nearness.
Next step: Identify the governor, governed word, and case sign separately in each example.