كَانَ الْمُعَلِّمُ يَشْرَحُ الدَّرْسَ
Translation: The teacher was explaining the lesson.
كَانَ: past incomplete verb.
الْمُعَلِّمُ: nominative ism kāna.
يَشْرَحُ: nominative present verb with concealed subject huwa referring to the teacher.
الدَّرْسَ: accusative direct object.
يَشْرَحُ الدَّرْسَ: verbal clause occupying the predicate position of kāna.
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The Ism of Kāna and Its Sisters
كَانَ الْمُعَلِّمُ يَشْرَحُ الدَّرْسَ
Translation: The teacher was explaining the lesson.
كَانَ: past incomplete verb.
الْمُعَلِّمُ: nominative ism kāna.
يَشْرَحُ: nominative present verb with concealed subject huwa referring to the teacher.
الدَّرْسَ: accusative direct object.
يَشْرَحُ الدَّرْسَ: verbal clause occupying the predicate position of kāna.