كَانَتِ الْمُعَلِّمَاتُ حَاضِرَاتٍ
Translation: The women teachers were present.
كَانَتْ: past defective verb with feminine tāʾ (linking vowel shown in continuous recitation).
الْمُعَلِّمَاتُ: nominative ism kāna with ḍamma.
حَاضِرَاتٍ: accusative khabar kāna, marked by kasra for a sound feminine plural.
Do not call this predicate genitive just because it has kasra; here it is a valid accusative marker.
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The Ism of Kāna and Its Sisters
كَانَتِ الْمُعَلِّمَاتُ حَاضِرَاتٍ
Translation: The women teachers were present.
كَانَتْ: past defective verb with feminine tāʾ (linking vowel shown in continuous recitation).
الْمُعَلِّمَاتُ: nominative ism kāna with ḍamma.
حَاضِرَاتٍ: accusative khabar kāna, marked by kasra for a sound feminine plural.
Do not call this predicate genitive just because it has kasra; here it is a valid accusative marker.