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  1. Arabic (Modern Standard)
  2. /General relative pronouns (مَن، ما)
  3. /كان يا ما كان

كان يا ما كان

كان يا ما كانkâna yâ mâ kâna
once upon a time
From Lesson 139:General relative pronouns (مَن، ما)·Arabic (Modern Standard)

Usages of كان يا ما كان

كان يا ما كان، كان هناك ثعلب ذكي.kâna yâ mâ kâna, kâna hunâka thaalabun dhakiyyun
Once upon a time, there was a clever fox.
كان يا ما كان، في غابة بعيدة، ذئب جائع.kâna yâ mâ kâna, fî ghâbatin ba'îdatin, dhi'bun jâ'i'un.
Once upon a time, in a faraway forest, there was a hungry wolf.

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