LessonsDiptote Causes — Verb Patterns and Their ConditionsQuiz

سَلَّمْتُ عَلَى يَشْكُرَ. — I greeted a person named Yashkur.

سَلَّمْتُ: past verb; تُ is its subject.
عَلَى: preposition.
يَشْكُرَ: genitive noun with fatḥa because the expression is a diptote proper name.

In this sentence Yashkur is naming a person, not reporting the action “he thanks.”

Opening interactive controls...

Yashkur: Genitive Parsing

Diptote Causes — Verb Patterns and Their Conditions

سَلَّمْتُ عَلَى يَشْكُرَ. — I greeted a person named Yashkur.

سَلَّمْتُ: past verb; تُ is its subject.
عَلَى: preposition.
يَشْكُرَ: genitive noun with fatḥa because the expression is a diptote proper name.

In this sentence Yashkur is naming a person, not reporting the action “he thanks.”