Review of Ibn Malik's statement: "Kana and its sisters..."
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The Shaykh : We explained Kana and its sisters previously, and we said that they are one of the factors that enter upon the subject and the predicate, thereby altering them.
They are divided into three categories: those that raise the subject and put the predicate in the accusative case, those that put the subject in the accusative case and raise the predicate, and those that put both in the accusative case. The author (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned all of them, starting with Kana and its sisters because they do not change the subject, secondly with Inna and its sisters because they do not change the predicate, and thirdly with Zanna and its sisters because they change both. Now, he said:
"Kana raises the subject as a noun and the predicate *** It puts it in the accusative, as in 'Kana Sayyidan 'Umar'"
The explanation of this has already been given.
They are divided into three categories: those that raise the subject and put the predicate in the accusative case, those that put the subject in the accusative case and raise the predicate, and those that put both in the accusative case. The author (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned all of them, starting with Kana and its sisters because they do not change the subject, secondly with Inna and its sisters because they do not change the predicate, and thirdly with Zanna and its sisters because they change both. Now, he said:
"Kana raises the subject as a noun and the predicate *** It puts it in the accusative, as in 'Kana Sayyidan 'Umar'"
The explanation of this has already been given.