The Ism of Kāna and Its Sisters

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• What is «زَيْدٌ» in «كَانَ زَيْدٌ قَائِمًا»?
• Case of «قَائِمًا» after kāna?
• The fundamental case rule of kāna?
• How does kāna differ from inna?
• Role of «ثَلْجًا» in the water example?
• «صَابِرًا» in the continuative example is?
• What kind of mā is used with mā dāma?
• Role of «مَفْتُوحًا» after laysa?
• What is fronted in «كَانَ قَائِمًا زَيْدٌ»?
• The first word of «قَائِمًا كَانَ زَيْدٌ» is?
• Which order does the source prohibit?
• What does mā contribute in mā zāla?
• Nominative case marker on dual ism «الطَّالِبَانِ»?
• Accusative marker on dual khabar «حَاضِرَيْنِ»?
• Case role of «حَاضِرَاتٍ»?
• Ism kāna in «كُنْتُ مَرِيضًا»?
• What is the whole predicate of kāna?
• Why is «الْمَدْرَسَةِ» genitive?
• What changes when khabar is fronted?
• What does the book state about fronting with laysa?
• What is meant by musnad ilayh for ism kāna?
• Case of «الْمَاءُ» in the ṣāra example?
• Role of «مُتَّسِعًا» in the mā dāma example?
• Which listed sister is prefixed by mā?
• Which sentence has a nominative ism and accusative khabar?
• Which is an example actually cited by the source?
• The ism of kāna is nominative and the khabar is accusative.
• Fronting makes «قَائِمًا» the ism of kāna.
• The book presents «قَائِمًا كَانَ زَيْدٌ» as an allowed order.
• The book teaches «قَائِمًا مَا زَالَ زَيْدٌ» as acceptable.
• The source describes predicate fronting with laysa as disputed.
• Every dual ism kāna shows a visible ḍamma.
• In «كُنْتُ مَرِيضًا», tu occupies the ism kāna slot.
• Mā has exactly the same function in mā zāla and mā dāma.
• A verbal clause can serve as kāna’s predicate.
• The source says all details of kāna are completed in this section.