LessonsThe Ism of Kāna and Its SistersQuiz

كُنْتُ مَرِيضًا
Translation: I was ill.
كُنْ: past incomplete verb built on sukūn because of attached subject pronoun.
تُ: attached pronoun in nominative syntactic position as ism kāna.
مَرِيضًا: accusative khabar kāna.

The ism need not be an overt name such as Zayd; it may be a connected pronoun.

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The Ism of Kāna and Its Sisters

كُنْتُ مَرِيضًا
Translation: I was ill.
كُنْ: past incomplete verb built on sukūn because of attached subject pronoun.
تُ: attached pronoun in nominative syntactic position as ism kāna.
مَرِيضًا: accusative khabar kāna.

The ism need not be an overt name such as Zayd; it may be a connected pronoun.