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Because it carries verbal-noun meaning, a Masdar Muawwal can occupy a noun’s place in a sentence.

● أَنْ تَصُومُوا is the topic (mubtada) in أَنْ تَصُومُوا خَيْرٌ لَكُمْ.
● أَنْ أَخْرُجَ is what is wanted in أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَخْرُجَ, so it functions as the object of أُرِيدُ.

A Masdar Muawwal may also serve as khabar, subject, and other noun roles. Those roles are not guessed from the phrase alone; the whole sentence determines the role.

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Masdar Muawwal Works Like a Noun

An and Masdar Muawwal

Because it carries verbal-noun meaning, a Masdar Muawwal can occupy a noun’s place in a sentence.

● أَنْ تَصُومُوا is the topic (mubtada) in أَنْ تَصُومُوا خَيْرٌ لَكُمْ.
● أَنْ أَخْرُجَ is what is wanted in أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَخْرُجَ, so it functions as the object of أُرِيدُ.

A Masdar Muawwal may also serve as khabar, subject, and other noun roles. Those roles are not guessed from the phrase alone; the whole sentence determines the role.