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كان

To be — كان

The verb you only need once you leave the present tense

Levantine has no present tense of to be. "أنا تَعبان" is I tired, and that's a complete sentence. You only need "كان" once you move out of the present.

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Comments (2)

  1. Nicholaï ·

    J’ai rien compris à la grammaire

  2. Samiya ·

    The active and passive participle is swapped! Active كاين Passive مكون

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