Topic 38 of 62

إن وأخواتها— Inna and Her Sisters

إنّ أنّ لكنّ كأنّ لعلّ ليت enter a nominal sentence and make اسمها منصوب while خبرهاstays مرفوع — the exact opposite of كان's family. إنّ means "indeed" (emphasis), أنّsubordinates a clause into "that", لكنّ means "but", كأنّ means "as if", لعلّ means "perhaps", and ليت means "I wish" (for something unlikely or impossible).