LessonsVerb Complements: When the Object Is Not MentionedQuiz

A verb without a stated object does not automatically quantify over every possible object. It is necessary to separate three ideas: nonrestriction, universal quantification, and specification.

«فُلَانٌ يُعْطِي» — The quality of giving may be meant, without claiming that every possible object is given.
«فُلَانٌ يُعْطِي الدَّنَانِيرَ» — The action is connected to dinars.
«فُلَانٌ يُعْطِي كُلَّ مَالِهِ» — An explicit quantifier now states an exhaustive claim about his wealth.

The absence of an object does not, by itself, establish universality.

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Verb Complements: When the Object Is Not Mentioned

A verb without a stated object does not automatically quantify over every possible object. It is necessary to separate three ideas: nonrestriction, universal quantification, and specification.

«فُلَانٌ يُعْطِي» — The quality of giving may be meant, without claiming that every possible object is given.
«فُلَانٌ يُعْطِي الدَّنَانِيرَ» — The action is connected to dinars.
«فُلَانٌ يُعْطِي كُلَّ مَالِهِ» — An explicit quantifier now states an exhaustive claim about his wealth.

The absence of an object does not, by itself, establish universality.