Breakdown of قال مسؤول كبير إن الوضع مستقر.
الal
the
كبيرkabîr
big
قالqâla
to say
مستقرmustaqirr
stable
إنinna
indeed / truly / that (after قال)
مسؤولmas'ûl
an official (person in charge)
وضعwad'’
state of affairs
Questions & Answers about قال مسؤول كبير إن الوضع مستقر.
Why is إن ('inna) used here instead of أن ('anna) to mean 'that'?
After the verb قال (to say) and its variations, Arabic strictly requires إن ('inna) rather than أن ('anna). While both words translate to 'that' and introduce clauses, إن is the rule specifically for statements immediately following verbs of saying.
Does كبير always mean 'senior'?
It literally means 'big' or 'old', but in professional, government, or business contexts, كبير is the standard adjective for 'senior' or 'chief'. Therefore, مسؤول كبير naturally translates to 'a senior official'.
How does the word إن affect the grammar of الوضع and مستقر?
The particle إن requires its subject to take the accusative case (ending with an 'a' sound) and its predicate to take the nominative case (ending with an 'un' sound). If you read this sentence with full case endings, it is pronounced 'إن الوضعَ مستقرٌ' ('inna l-wad'a mustaqirrun).
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