Breakdown of زعمت أن عندها برهانا حاسما.
هاhâ
her / her (object) / it (feminine)
عند'inda
at / to have
أنanna
that (conjunction)
حاسمhâsim
decisive
زعمza'ama
to claim (allege)
برهانburhân
proof (demonstration)
Questions & Answers about زعمت أن عندها برهانا حاسما.
Does the verb زعمت (za'amat) imply anything about whether her claim is true?
Yes, it often carries a tone of skepticism. While it translates to "she claimed" or "she alleged," using زعم usually implies that the speaker doubts the truth of the statement, unlike a more neutral verb like قالت (she said).
Why is أن (anna) used here instead of إن (inna)?
While إن (inna) is used at the beginning of a sentence or immediately after the verb "to say" (قال), أن (anna) is used in the middle of a sentence to introduce a "that" clause after other verbs of reporting, feeling, or believing, such as زعمت (she claimed).
Why do برهانا (burhānan) and حاسما (ḥāsiman) take the accusative case (-an ending)?
برهانا (proof) is the actual subject of أن (anna). The word أن always forces its subject into the accusative case. Here, the subject is delayed because the clause starts with the phrase عندها (she has). حاسما (definitive) is simply an adjective modifying the proof, so it copies the accusative case.
How does عندها (indahā) function grammatically right after أن?
عندها literally means "at her" or "with her", which is the standard way Arabic expresses "she has". Grammatically, it acts as the predicate (khabar) of أن. Because it is an adverb of place, it is allowed to jump ahead of the main subject (برهانا) in the sentence structure.
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