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South Levantine Arabic
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Arabic كَأَنَّ (kaʔanna). Equivalent to كـ (ka-, “as”) + إنّ (ʔinn-, “that”, conjunction).
Pronunciation
See كإنّه (kaʔinno).
Conjunction
كإنّـ • (kaʔinn-)
- as if (followed by a suffix pronoun)
- Invariable form: كإنه (kaʔinno)
Usage notes
- This preposition can be either used invariable in the form كإنّه (kaʔinno) or with an attached suffix pronoun.
- The suffix pronoun agrees with the subject of the subordinate clause.
Inflection
| Inflected forms of كإن
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| Base form
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كإنّـ (kaʔinn-)
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Personal-pronoun-
including forms
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singular
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plural
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| m
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f
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| 1st person
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كإنّي (kaʔinni)
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كإنّا (kaʔinna)
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| 2nd person
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كإنّك (kaʔinnak)
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كإنّك (kaʔinnek)
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كإنكم (kaʔinkom)
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| 3rd person
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كإنّه (kaʔinno)
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كإنها (kaʔinha)
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كإنهم (kaʔinhom)
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See also
- إنّـ (ʔinn-, “that”, conjunction)