LessonsThe Predicate of Inna and Its SistersQuiz

إِنَّ زَيْدًا يَقْرَأُ
Translation: Indeed, Zayd is reading.
زَيْدًا: accusative ism inna.
يَقْرَأُ: present verb nominative by ḍamma, with a concealed subject «هُوَ» referring to Zayd.
Verb plus its concealed subject form a verbal clause occupying the nominative khabar slot.

Zayd is not the overt grammatical subject of the present verb in this structure.

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A Verbal Clause as Khabar Inna

The Predicate of Inna and Its Sisters

إِنَّ زَيْدًا يَقْرَأُ
Translation: Indeed, Zayd is reading.
زَيْدًا: accusative ism inna.
يَقْرَأُ: present verb nominative by ḍamma, with a concealed subject «هُوَ» referring to Zayd.
Verb plus its concealed subject form a verbal clause occupying the nominative khabar slot.

Zayd is not the overt grammatical subject of the present verb in this structure.