Breakdown of إنه طبيب رائع.
طبيبtabîb
doctor
هhu
his / him (object) / it (dummy pronoun after لأن)
إنinna
indeed / truly / that (after قال)
رائعrâ'i'un
wonderful
Questions & Answers about إنه طبيب رائع.
What exactly is إنه made of?
It is a combination of the emphasizing word إنّ (indeed/truly) and the attached pronoun ـه (he/him). You cannot use the separate pronoun هو (he) directly after إنّ; you must use the attached pronoun suffix instead.
Does إنّ change the grammar of the rest of the sentence?
It only changes its subject. إنّ forces its subject (in this case, the attached pronoun ـه) into the accusative case. The predicate of the sentence, طبيب (doctor), remains in the standard nominative case.
Why doesn't رائع have the prefix الـ (al-)?
Because رائع is an adjective describing the indefinite noun طبيب (a doctor). In Arabic, adjectives must match their nouns in definiteness. Since the sentence is about "a doctor" and not "the doctor", both the noun and the adjective appear without الـ.
Do I always have to translate إنّ as "indeed" when speaking English?
No, in natural English we often leave it out. Arabic uses إنّ very frequently to start and affirm nominal sentences, whereas English speakers usually just rely on tone of voice or use words like "really" to show that same emphasis.
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