كَأَنَّ الْقَمَرَ مِصْبَاحٌ
Translation: The moon is as though a lamp.
«كَأَنَّ»: particle of comparison and accusative government; «الْقَمَرَ»: accusative ism; «مِصْبَاحٌ»: nominative khabar.
The particle changes the meaning to comparison, not the underlying case pattern.
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The Predicate of Inna and Its Sisters
كَأَنَّ الْقَمَرَ مِصْبَاحٌ
Translation: The moon is as though a lamp.
«كَأَنَّ»: particle of comparison and accusative government; «الْقَمَرَ»: accusative ism; «مِصْبَاحٌ»: nominative khabar.
The particle changes the meaning to comparison, not the underlying case pattern.