LessonsThe Predicate of Inna and Its SistersQuiz

إِنَّ زَيْدًا فِي الدَّارِ
Translation: Indeed, Zayd is in the house.
زَيْدًا: accusative ism inna.
فِي: preposition; الدَّارِ: genitive object of the preposition.
فِي الدَّارِ: quasi-clausal predicative phrase, attached to an understood predicate such as «مُسْتَقِرٌّ».

The genitive noun after a preposition does not alter the accusative case of the ism inna.

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Prepositional Phrase as Predicate

The Predicate of Inna and Its Sisters

إِنَّ زَيْدًا فِي الدَّارِ
Translation: Indeed, Zayd is in the house.
زَيْدًا: accusative ism inna.
فِي: preposition; الدَّارِ: genitive object of the preposition.
فِي الدَّارِ: quasi-clausal predicative phrase, attached to an understood predicate such as «مُسْتَقِرٌّ».

The genitive noun after a preposition does not alter the accusative case of the ism inna.