Explanation of Ibn Malik’s (may Allah have mercy on him) statement: The Verbs of Approximation
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The Shaykh : He says: "The Verbs of Approximation". "Verbs" is the plural of "verb," and "approximation" is the opposite of "distance." This means that this chapter is a section in which verbs indicating approximation are gathered. This is generally the case, because some of the verbs in this chapter are verbs of approximation while others are not, as will become clear, if Allah wills, from the explanation. What do the verbs of approximation do, O Abd al-Rahman?
They function like *kana*. They function like *kana*, meaning they raise the subject and what else? They put the predicate in the accusative case. It would have been better for Ibn Malik (may Allah have mercy on him) to start with the verbs of approximation before *ma* and its sisters, because the verbs of approximation are closer in resemblance to *kana* and its sisters than to *ma* and its sisters, since *ma* are particles and these are verbs.
If someone were to say: Perhaps Ibn Malik placed them after *ma* and its sisters because they have conditions and do not function except in specific places, we would say: *Ma* and its sisters also have conditions; they have conditions. Therefore, it seems that if the verbs of approximation had come after *kana* and its sisters, it would have been more appropriate. Yes.
They function like *kana*. They function like *kana*, meaning they raise the subject and what else? They put the predicate in the accusative case. It would have been better for Ibn Malik (may Allah have mercy on him) to start with the verbs of approximation before *ma* and its sisters, because the verbs of approximation are closer in resemblance to *kana* and its sisters than to *ma* and its sisters, since *ma* are particles and these are verbs.
If someone were to say: Perhaps Ibn Malik placed them after *ma* and its sisters because they have conditions and do not function except in specific places, we would say: *Ma* and its sisters also have conditions; they have conditions. Therefore, it seems that if the verbs of approximation had come after *kana* and its sisters, it would have been more appropriate. Yes.