How to Use لكن and لأن

Using لكن and لأن with Pronouns

If the subject of the clause What is a clause?
A clause is a lot like a sentence within a sentence.  لكن or لأن is a pronoun What is a pronoun?
Pronouns are "stand-ins" for other nouns. In English, the pronouns are "he," "she," "it," "you," "I," "they," and "we.", it transforms into a pronoun suffix. This means that the pronoun changes form and is attached to the end of the relevant word. For example, لكن + لأن is expressed لكنّي.

At this point, we do not expect you to learn all the pronoun suffixes. Just be aware of how "I," "he," and "she" are used in conjunction with لكن and لأن.

لكنّي  laakinni but I	لأنّي  li'anni because I
لكنّه  laakinnahu but he	لأنّه  li'aanahu because he
لكنّها  laakinnaha but she	لأنّها  li'aanahu because she

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The following table illustrates how to express لكن or لأن with the pronoun "you."

لكنّكَ  laakinnaka but you (male)	لأنكَ  li'annaka because you (male)
لكنّكِ  laakinnaki but you (female)	لأنكِ  li'aanaki becaue you (female)

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