إنكن

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From إن (ʔin) +‎ كان (kān).

Conjunction

إنكنّـ • (ʔin-kann-)

  1. if (followed by a suffix pronoun)
    Synonyms: إذا (ʔiza), إن (ʔin)
    بدي أعرف إنكنه فاضي بكرة.
    biddi ʔaʕref ʔinkann-o fāḍi bukra
    I wan't to know if he's free tomorrow.

Usage notes
  • The suffix pronoun agrees with the subject of the subordinate clause.

Inflection
    Inflected forms of إنكن
Base form إنكنّـ (ʔinkann-)
Personal-pronoun-
including forms		 singular plural
m f
1st person إنكنّي (ʔin-kanni) إنكنّا (ʔin-kanna)
2nd person إنكنّك (ʔin-kannak) إنكنّك (ʔin-kannek) إنكنكم (ʔin-kankom)
3rd person إنكنّه (ʔin-kanno) إنكنها (ʔin-kanha) إنكنهم (ʔin-kanhom)

See also
  • لو (law, “if (hypothetical)”), لونـ (lawenn-, “if (hypothetical)”)
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