No. 4,210 in Arabic
كأن
"كأن" means "as if" or "as though."
In a sentence
كان الجو بارداً، كأننا في فصل الشتاء.
The weather was cold, as if we were in winter.
Used to liken the scenario to another, suggesting similarity or a possibility.
يتصرف كأنه قد فهم كلَّ شيء.
He acts as if he understood everything.
Indicates an assumed pretense or hypothetical situation.
أحمد يصنع أشياءً كما لو أنه مخترعٌ ماهر.
Ahmed creates things as if he were a skilled inventor.
Expresses a comparison suggesting potential or imagined skill.
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