Words without an author: yaquuluuna inna and an qawl
Another's words are not hidden here: they are put into quotation marks made of one word — inna. For example: “قال المدير إن الاجتماع في الثامنة” — The boss said that the meeting is at eight. A rule from the Arabic course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
Another's words are not hidden here: they are put into quotation marks made of one word — inna.
After the verb of speech — "qaala" said, "aʿlana" announced, "yukhbir" reports — comes "inna" plus the one spoken of. "Qaala inna-hu mashghuul" — he said he is busy. The verb after "inna" stays in the present. The "said he was" of other languages is here "said that he (is) in the house".
The nameless talk rests on two turns. Ash-shaaʾiʿ ann — "the spread thing is that" — they say; ʿan qawl — "from the word of" — according to. The author stays aside — that is why the news loves these turns.
One trap: "inna" is set after verbs of speech and thought, and "anna" — after "I know", "we found", "it turned out". The first speaks another's, the second — your own discovery: "tabayyana ann al-haafila fii as-saamiya" — it turned out the bus is at eight.
Table
| what is reported | shape (text) | reading |
|---|---|---|
| said the boss is at eight | قال المدير إن الاجتماع في الثامنة | qaala al-mudiir inna al-ijtimaaʿ fii as-saamiya |
| they say the flight is cancelled | قالوا إن الرحلة أُلغيت | qaaluu inna ar-rihla ulghiyat |
| wrote that he will be later | كتب أنه سيصل متأخرا | kataba annahu sa-yasil mutaakhkhiran |
| thinks the price will rise | يعتقد أن السعر سيرتفع | yaʿtaqidu anna as-siʿr sa-yartafiʿ |
By example
- قال المدير إن الاجتماع في الثامنةкааля аль-мудиир инна аль-иджтимаа фи ас-сааминаThe boss said that the meeting is at eight
- عن قول الجيران، الحادث في الليلʿан гауль аль-джииран, аль-хаадис фи аль-лайльAccording to the neighbors, the incident was at night
- الشائع أن الأسعار ترتفع في الصيفаш-шааʿиʿ анн аль-асаар тартафиʿ фи ас-сайфThey say the prices rise in the summer
How the rule settles in your head
A rule is not memorized from an explanation. It is memorized from an attempt to use it and a mistake — that is why the app delivers it mixed in with words, not as a separate lesson: it resurfaces exactly where you forgot it.
Frequently asked
How to say according to in Arabic?
The nameless talk rests on two turns. Ash-shaaʾiʿ ann — "the spread thing is that" — they say; ʿan qawl — "from the word of" — according to. The author stays aside — that is why the news loves these turns.
Inna after verbs of speech in Arabic?
After the verb of speech — "qaala" said, "aʿlana" announced, "yukhbir" reports — comes "inna" plus the one spoken of. "Qaala inna-hu mashghuul" — he said he is busy. The verb after "inna" stays in the present. The "said he was" of other languages is here "said that he (is) in the house".
How to say they say in Arabic?
The nameless talk rests on two turns. Ash-shaaʾiʿ ann — "the spread thing is that" — they say; ʿan qawl — "from the word of" — according to. The author stays aside — that is why the news loves these turns.
Ash-shaaih ann in Arabic?
The nameless talk rests on two turns. Ash-shaaʾiʿ ann — "the spread thing is that" — they say; ʿan qawl — "from the word of" — according to. The author stays aside — that is why the news loves these turns.
What does it look like in a Arabic example sentence?
“قال المدير إن الاجتماع في الثامنة” (кааля аль-мудиир инна аль-иджтимаа фи ас-саамина) — The boss said that the meeting is at eight. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.