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### Connecting Sentences with أنّ

In English, we often use the word "that" to connect a verb of thinking, knowing, or discovering to a statement of fact (e.g., "I know *that* space is huge"). In Arabic, we use the particle أنّ for this exact purpose.

أنّ is a "sister" particle to إنّ, which you learned in the previous lesson. Because they belong to the same grammatical family, أنّ follows the exact same rule: the noun immediately following it must be in the Accusative case (taking a *fatha* ending). 

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### Verbs of Knowledge and Perception

You will most frequently use أنّ to introduce noun clauses after verbs that express knowledge, belief, or perception. Just place أنّ immediately after the verb (or the verb and its subject) to link the discovery to the fact.

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### Using أنّ with Prepositions and Phrases

أنّ often combines with prepositions to form new expressions. For instance, combining the preposition لِـ (for) with أنّ creates لأنّ (because). Just like إنّ, if the subject following أنّ is a pronoun, it must be attached directly to the particle (e.g., لأنها for "because she").

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You will also see أنّ used to turn phrases like "evidence of" into "evidence that" (دليل على أنّ). 

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Finally, if you want to say "that there is" or "that there are", you simply place هناك directly after أنّ.

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Connecting clauses (أنّ)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

interrogative

noun

numeral

particle

prefix

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

The definite article and locatives (الـ)

Basic noun gender (ة)

Sun and moon letters

Singular subject pronouns (أنا، أنت، هو، هي)

Indefinite nouns and nominal sentences (ـٌ)

Demonstrative pronouns for 'this' (هذا / هذه)

Separate prepositions (في، من، إلى، على)

Attributive adjectives

Predicative adjectives

Yes/No questions (هل، أ)

Basic questions (من، ما، أين)

Singular possessive pronouns (ـي، ـك، ـه، ـها)

Plural subject pronouns (نحن، أنتم، هم)

Plural possessive pronouns (ـنا، ـكم، ـهم)

Noun possession

Attached prepositions (بـ، لـ، كـ)

Pronouns with prepositions

Having and possessing (عند، لـ، مع)

Regular plural nouns (ـون، ـين، ـات)

Broken plurals

Dual nouns (ـان / ـين)

Plural and distant demonstratives (هؤلاء، ذلك، تلك)

Non-human plural agreement

Present tense singular verbs

Verbal sentences (VSO)

Present tense plural verbs

Topicalized sentences (SVO)

The indefinite accusative case (ـاً)

Verb object pronouns (-ني، -ك، -ه)

Present tense negation (لا)

Question words with verbs (متى، كيف...)

Adverbs of time and place

The future tense (سـ / سوف)

Intentions and desires (أن)

Negating states and possession (ليس)

Past tense singular suffixes

Past tense plural suffixes

Negating past events (ما)

Singular commands

Numbers 1 to 10

Number agreement for 1 and 2 (واحد، اثنان)

Asking how many (كم)

Numbers 3 to 10 (ثلاثة إلى عشرة)

Ordinal numbers 1 to 10 (الأول، الثاني)

Basic conjunctions (فـ، أو، لكن)

Ordering at a café (واحد، اثنان)

Food and drink with conjunctions (و، ف، أو، لكن)

There is and there are (هناك / ليس هناك)

Direct address (يا)

Giving reasons (لأنّ)

Relative pronouns (الذي / التي)

Quantifiers (كل / بعض)

The past tense of 'to be' (كان)

Past possession

Numbers 11 to 19 and tens to 80

Telling time (الساعة)

This book vs this is a book (هذا الكتاب، هذا كتاب)

Greetings (مرحبا، السلام عليكم)

How are you? and goodbye (كيف حالك، مع السلامة)

Nationalities (مصري، مصرية)

Roots and patterns (كتب، كتاب، مكتب)

Politeness (من فضلك، آسف)

Complex possession chains

Colors and traits (أفعل / فعلاء)

Plural colors and traits (فُعْل)

Comparative adjectives (أفعل من)

Superlative adjectives (أفعل)

Adverbs of manner (ـاً)

The nominative case (ـُ)

The genitive case (ـِ)

The accusative case (ـَ)

Dual noun cases (ـان / ـين)

Masculine plurals and 'the best of' (أفضل النجارين)

Emphasizing sentences (إنّ)

Reporting speech (قال إنّ)

Expressing contrast (لكنّ)

Comparison and probability (كأنّ, لعلّ)

Distant plural pointing (أولئك)

Plural relative pronouns (الذين, اللواتي)

Past habits (كان + present)

Ongoing actions (ما زال)

Masculine plurals online (مبرمجون، مؤثرون)

Perfective past (قد)

Probability (قد)

The subjunctive mood (أن)

Expressing purpose (لـ)

Question	Answer
to discover	اكتشفiktashafa
scientist	عالمâlim
that (conjunction)	أنanna
space	فضاءfadâ'
The scientist discovered that space is very wide.	اكتشف العالم أن الفضاء واسع جدا.iktashafa al-'âlimu anna al-fadâ'a wâsi'un jiddan
to believe	اعتقدi'taqada
earth / ground	أرضard
planet	كوكبkawkab
The scientist believes that the earth is a beautiful planet.	يعتقد العالم أن الأرض كوكب جميل.ya'taqidu al-'âlimu anna al-arda kawkabun jamîlun
life	حياةhayâh
far	بعيدba'îd
Do you think that there is life on that far planet?	هل تعتقد أن هناك حياة على ذلك الكوكب البعيد؟hal ta'taqidu anna hunâka hayâtan 'alâ dhâlika al-kawkabi al-ba'îd?
evidence	دليلdaliil
We found evidence that the moon is old.	وجدنا دليلا على أن القمر قديم.wajadnâ dalîlan 'alâ anna l-qamara qadîm
vehicle	مركبةmarkaba
The engineer believes that the space vehicle is fast.	يعتقد المهندس أن مركبة الفضاء سريعة.ya'taqidu al-muhandisu anna markabata al-fadâ'i sarî'ah
I understood from the picture that space is completely black.	فهمت من الصورة أن الفضاء أسود تماما.fahimtu mina as-sûrati anna al-fadâ'a aswadu tamâman
She read the article because she believes that space is interesting.	قرأت المقال لأنها تعتقد أن الفضاء ممتع.qara'ati l-maqâla li'annahâ ta'taqidu anna l-fadâ'a mumti'un
The boy knew that the earth is smaller than the sun.	عرف الولد أن الأرض أصغر من الشمس.arafa al-waladu anna al-arda asghara mina ash-shamsi
I saw evidence that life is impossible on the sun.	رأيت دليلا على أن الحياة مستحيلة على الشمس.ra'aytu dalîlan 'alâ anna al-hayâta mustahîlatun 'alâ ash-shams.
We discovered that the new planet is very far from the earth.	اكتشفنا أن الكوكب الجديد بعيد جدا عن الأرض.iktashafnâ anna al-kawkaba al-jadîda ba'îdun jiddan 'ani al-ard
The scientist knew that this vehicle is far.	عرف العالم أن هذه المركبة بعيدة.'arafa al'âlimu anna hâdhihi al-markabata ba'îdatun
The team believes that there is life in space.	يعتقد الفريق أن هناك حياة في الفضاء.yataqidu alfariqu anna hunâka hayâtun fî alfadâ'i

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