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Inna: emphasis and contrast

Change the noun; keep the predicate nominative.

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إنّ and its sisters take an accusative noun and a nominative predicate, the reverse of the common كان pattern.

أَنَّ often introduces a content clause after a verb of knowing or believing. Learn إنّ and أنّ in context.

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إِنَّ الْكِتَابَ مُفِيدٌ

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Add إنّ to “the female teacher is present”.

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إِنَّ الْمُعَلِّمَةَ حَاضِرَةٌ.

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Sources & learning notes

Lesson explanations and exercises are written for knowmyquran. Recorded examples are adapted from the linked open Arabic textbooks. The course teaches Modern Standard Arabic; the stages describe content, rather than a proficiency certificate.

Grammar reference: Madinah Arabic grammar course. Additional written examples are site-authored.