LessonsThe Predicate of Inna and Its SistersQuiz

نَحْوُ: «إِنَّ فِي الدَّارِ زَيْدًا»؛ لِجَوَازِ التَّوَسُّعِ فِي الظُّرُوفِ.
Translation: For example, “Indeed, Zayd is in the house.” This order is permitted because adverbial/locative expressions allow greater flexibility.

Here فِي الدَّارِ precedes «زَيْدًا», which remains the accusative ism inna. The phrase is the permitted fronted predicate.

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The Source’s Fronted-Predicate Exception

The Predicate of Inna and Its Sisters

نَحْوُ: «إِنَّ فِي الدَّارِ زَيْدًا»؛ لِجَوَازِ التَّوَسُّعِ فِي الظُّرُوفِ.
Translation: For example, “Indeed, Zayd is in the house.” This order is permitted because adverbial/locative expressions allow greater flexibility.

Here فِي الدَّارِ precedes «زَيْدًا», which remains the accusative ism inna. The phrase is the permitted fronted predicate.