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أن
أن
Arabic
Conjunction
أَنْ • (ʾan)
- to, that
- أُرِيدُ أَنْ آكُلَ.
- ʾurīdu ʾan ʾākula.
- I want to eat. (lit. I want that I eat.)
- أُرِيدُ أَنْ يَأْكُلَ.
- ʾurīdu ʾan yaʾkula.
- I want him to eat. (lit. I want that he eat.)
- أُرِيدُ أَنْ آكُلَ.
Usage notes
- أَنْ (ʾan) must be followed immediately by a verb in the subjunctive mood. The subject, if mentioned, must then be placed after the verb in the nominative case. The only exception to this rule is that a verb after بَعْدَ أَنْ (baʿda ʾan, “after (conj.)”) takes the past tense if the event described has already occurred. (If the event has not yet occurred, then the verb after بَعْدَ أَنْ (baʿda ʾan)) takes the subjunctive.) See also بَعْدَ (baʿda).
- اِنْتَخَبَ الشَّعْبُ رَئِيسًا جَدِيدًا بَعْدَ أَنْ تَمَّتْ كِتَابَةُ الدُّسْتُور.
- intaḵaba š-šaʿbu raʾīsan jadīdan baʿda ʾan tammat kitābatu d-dustūr.
- The people elected a new president after the constitution was written.
- سَيَنْتَخِبُ الشَّعْبُ رَئِيسًا جَدِيدًا بَعْدَ أَنْ تَتِمَّ كِتَابَةُ الدُّسْتُور.
- sayantaḵibu š-šaʿbu raʾīsan jadīdan baʿda ʾan tatimma kitābatu d-dustūr.
- The people will elect a new president after the constitution is written.
- اِنْتَخَبَ الشَّعْبُ رَئِيسًا جَدِيدًا بَعْدَ أَنْ تَمَّتْ كِتَابَةُ الدُّسْتُور.
- In addition to بَعْدَ (baʿda) above, أَنْ (ʾan) may be used with the preposition قَبْلَ (qabla, “before”) to form a conjunction.
- بَعْدَ الْقَرَارِ ― baʿda l-qarāri ― after the decision, after deciding
- بَعْدَ أَنْ يُقَرِّرَ ― baʿda ʾan yuqarrira ― after he decides
- بَعْدَ أَنْ قَرَّرَ ― baʿda ʾan qarrara ― after he decided
- قَبْلَ الْقَرَارِ ― qabla l-qarāri ― before the decision, before deciding
- قَبْلَ أَنْ يُقَرِّرَ ― qabla ʾan yuqarrira ― before he decides; before he decided
- بَعْدَ الْقَرَارِ ― baʿda l-qarāri ― after the decision, after deciding
Pronunciation 2
Conjunction
أَنَّ • (ʾanna)
- that
- أَعْرِفُ أَنَّكَ سَرَقْتَ سَيَّارَتِي.
- ʾaʿrifu ʾannaka saraqta sayyāratī.
- I know that you stole my car.
- أَعْرِفُ أَنَّكَ سَرَقْتَ سَيَّارَتِي.
Inflection
Inflected forms
| Base form | أَنَّ (ʾanna) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal-pronoun- including forms |
Singular | Dual | Plural | ||
| Masculine | Feminine | Common | Masculine | Feminine | |
| First person | أَنَّنِي (ʾannanī) | أَنَّنَا (ʾannanā) | |||
| Second person | أَنَّكَ (ʾannaka) | أَنَّكِ (ʾannaki) | أَنَّكُمَا (ʾannakumā) | أَنَّكُمْ (ʾannakum) | أَنَّكُنَّ (ʾannakunna) |
| Third person | أَنَّهُ (ʾannahu) | أَنَّهَا (ʾannahā) | أَنَّهُمَا (ʾannahumā) | أَنَّهُمْ (ʾannahum) | أَنَّهُنَّ (ʾannahunna) |
Usage notes
- أَنَّ (ʾanna) must be followed immediately by the subject of the clause it introduces, in the accusative case. If it is a pronoun, it must be expressed.