LessonsAl-Mafʿūl Bih: Definition, Fronting and OmissionQuiz

ضَرَبَ عَمْرًا زَيْدٌ
Translation: Zayd struck ʿAmr.
ضَرَبَ: past verb.
عَمْرًا: fronted accusative object.
زَيْدٌ: delayed nominative subject.

The case endings identify ʿAmr as object and Zayd as subject despite the order.

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Al-Mafʿūl Bih: Definition, Fronting and Omission

ضَرَبَ عَمْرًا زَيْدٌ
Translation: Zayd struck ʿAmr.
ضَرَبَ: past verb.
عَمْرًا: fronted accusative object.
زَيْدٌ: delayed nominative subject.

The case endings identify ʿAmr as object and Zayd as subject despite the order.