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كما أن or كم إن

Arabic translation: Answer Below

07:16 Aug 14, 2006
Arabic language (monolingual) [PRO]
Linguistics
Arabic term or phrase: كما أن or كم إن
At the start of a new sentence, which is grammatical, knowing that we start a sentence with إن? Many thanks.
Noha Kamal, PhD.
Local time: 18:55
Selected answer:Answer Below
Explanation:
The two phrases are totally different.

كم إن تكون صحيحة في حال كانت "إن" بسكون النون"، كما في الآية الكريمة:
في قوله تعالى (واللائي يئسن من المحيض من نساء كم إن ارتبتم فعدتهن ثلاثة أشهر)

And you may notice who the use of it was in there.

While كما أن is using the letter أن with تشديد النون وفتحها. And it's one of أخوات إن in this case. And this is the one you use at the beginning of sentences when it's بداية لاحقة تضيف في المعنى إلى ما سبقها

And when it's كم أن with أن بتشديد وفتح النون then It's never at the middle of a sentence; as in علمت كم أن الأمر صعب ... or other


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Note added at 34 mins (2006-08-14 07:51:05 GMT)
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**how the use not who the use (sorry)
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Dina Abdo
Palestine
Local time: 18:55
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4كما أن
ahmadwadan.com


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كما أن


Explanation:
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ahmadwadan.com
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 18:55
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 8
Notes to answerer
Asker: Many thanks, Ahmad. Dumb question, huh:)

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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
كما أن (بتشديد وفتح النون)
Answer Below


Explanation:
The two phrases are totally different.

كم إن تكون صحيحة في حال كانت "إن" بسكون النون"، كما في الآية الكريمة:
في قوله تعالى (واللائي يئسن من المحيض من نساء كم إن ارتبتم فعدتهن ثلاثة أشهر)

And you may notice who the use of it was in there.

While كما أن is using the letter أن with تشديد النون وفتحها. And it's one of أخوات إن in this case. And this is the one you use at the beginning of sentences when it's بداية لاحقة تضيف في المعنى إلى ما سبقها

And when it's كم أن with أن بتشديد وفتح النون then It's never at the middle of a sentence; as in علمت كم أن الأمر صعب ... or other


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Note added at 34 mins (2006-08-14 07:51:05 GMT)
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**how the use not who the use (sorry)

Dina Abdo
Palestine
Local time: 18:55
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks a tron, Dina.

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