LessonsAl-Mafʿūl Bih: Definition, Fronting and OmissionQuiz

وَقَدْ يَتَقَدَّمُ عَلَى الْفَاعِلِ، كَـ«ضَرَبَ عَمْرًا زَيْدٌ».
Translation: The direct object can precede the subject: “Ḍaraba ʿAmran Zaydun”.

Fronting changes word order, not who performs or receives the action.

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Fronting the Object before the Subject

Al-Mafʿūl Bih: Definition, Fronting and Omission

وَقَدْ يَتَقَدَّمُ عَلَى الْفَاعِلِ، كَـ«ضَرَبَ عَمْرًا زَيْدٌ».
Translation: The direct object can precede the subject: “Ḍaraba ʿAmran Zaydun”.

Fronting changes word order, not who performs or receives the action.