This is the 4210th most frequent Arabic word.
كأن
"كأن" means "as if" or "as though."
Used to liken the scenario to another, suggesting similarity or a possibility.
كان الجو بارداً، كأننا في فصل الشتاء.
The weather was cold, as if we were in winter.
Indicates an assumed pretense or hypothetical situation.
يتصرف كأنه قد فهم كلَّ شيء.
He acts as if he understood everything.
Expresses a comparison suggesting potential or imagined skill.