Case Endings, Stupid!

"What part of speech is it?" Dr. Hakim asked.

"Adjective." I responded coolly.

"No!" Hakim yelled louder. "Look at the bloody sentence!"

I scanned over the words again. I looked back up as a clearly exasperated Dr. Hakim, a subtle smirk creeping onto his face, held his hands wide.

"Uh, it's a noun."

"Yes! And so what's the ending?!"

"I forgot," I said sheepishly.

"Well think about it and I'm sure it will come to you," he replied. "What part of the sentence is it?"

"It's the subject."

"Yes! And what's the next word?"

"An adjective."

"Yes! So what's the bloody ending?"

"Bana...an."

"No! Lama (why) an accusative?!" he barked.

"I have no idea," I hurried. "Bana...un?"

"Precisely!" he barked loudly. "It's indefinite nominative. So it's an un!"

Arabic. You are the most enjoyable and terrifying thing in my life.