| Text | كَانَ means (he was) and is used in a nominal sentence*. |
|---|---|
| Back Extra | كَانَ بلاَلٌ في الفَصلِ (Bilal was in the class) - - - كَانَ المُدَرِّسُ في المكتَبَةِ (The teacher was in in the library) - - - كانَتْ زَيْنَبُ في المَطْبَخِ (Zainab was in the kitchen) |
| Book Extra Notes | خبر in these sentences may be a clause. |
| Personal Notes | كان with its sisters can also be used as auxilliary in certain constructions, not covered in this book. |
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