أَعْطَيْتُ زَيْدًا دِرْهَمًا
I gave Zayd a dirham.
With أَعْطَيْتُ زَيْدًا دِرْهَمًا, the verb takes two objects: the recipient and the thing given. Presenting one before the other can follow ordinary syntax or highlight what the audience especially needs to know.
A default or common order is not automatically a restriction. Determine whether the emphasis concerns the recipient, the gift, or a correction to an earlier assertion.
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Fronting the Object: Correction, Restriction and Ordering of Complements
أَعْطَيْتُ زَيْدًا دِرْهَمًا
I gave Zayd a dirham.
With أَعْطَيْتُ زَيْدًا دِرْهَمًا, the verb takes two objects: the recipient and the thing given. Presenting one before the other can follow ordinary syntax or highlight what the audience especially needs to know.
A default or common order is not automatically a restriction. Determine whether the emphasis concerns the recipient, the gift, or a correction to an earlier assertion.