زَيْدٌ قَائِمٌ
Translation: Zayd is standing.
زَيْدٌ: mubtadaʾ, nominative with ḍamma.
قَائِمٌ: khabar, nominative with ḍamma.
With no governing operator entering, both are nominative. Kāna changes the case of the predicate when it enters.
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The Ism of Kāna and Its Sisters
زَيْدٌ قَائِمٌ
Translation: Zayd is standing.
زَيْدٌ: mubtadaʾ, nominative with ḍamma.
قَائِمٌ: khabar, nominative with ḍamma.
With no governing operator entering, both are nominative. Kāna changes the case of the predicate when it enters.