LessonsNegating an Entire Class with لَاQuiz

The indefinite noun immediately after لَا is called اسمُ لَا. In this basic pattern it is accusative and has no tanwin. The information about it is خبرُ لَا; a single-word predicate is nominative.

Part
Grammatical role
Form

رَجُلَ
اسمُ لَا
indefinite, accusative, no tanwin

قَائِمٌ
خبرُ لَا
nominative single-word predicate

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اسمُ لَا and خبرُ لَا

Negating an Entire Class with لَا

The indefinite noun immediately after لَا is called اسمُ لَا. In this basic pattern it is accusative and has no tanwin. The information about it is خبرُ لَا; a single-word predicate is nominative.

Part
Grammatical role
Form

رَجُلَ
اسمُ لَا
indefinite, accusative, no tanwin

قَائِمٌ
خبرُ لَا
nominative single-word predicate