Definition: the entity affected by the subject’s action.
Fronting: the object may precede the subject.
Optional omission: context can license an unspoken verb.
Required omission: idiom, warning, ishtighāl, vocative.
Always parse the visible verb, subject and object first, then consider whether an omitted governor is warranted.
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Al-Mafʿūl Bih: Definition, Fronting and Omission
Definition: the entity affected by the subject’s action.
Fronting: the object may precede the subject.
Optional omission: context can license an unspoken verb.
Required omission: idiom, warning, ishtighāl, vocative.
Always parse the visible verb, subject and object first, then consider whether an omitted governor is warranted.