Example and grammatical analysis
Arabic exampleMeaningGrammatical point
أَمَضْرُوبٌ زَيْدٌ؟Has Zayd been struck?Maḍrūb is a passive participle and Zayd its deputy subject.
زَيْدٌ حَسَنٌ وَجْهُهُZayd has a handsome face.Ḥasan is a resembling adjective.
زَيْدٌ حَسَنُ الْوَجْهِZayd is handsome-faced.The complement is genitive in iḍāfah.
زَيْدٌ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ عَمْرٍوZayd is better than Amr.Afḍal is a comparative noun.
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Level 36: Passive Participle, Resembling Adjective, and Comparative
Example and grammatical analysis
Arabic exampleMeaningGrammatical point
أَمَضْرُوبٌ زَيْدٌ؟Has Zayd been struck?Maḍrūb is a passive participle and Zayd its deputy subject.
زَيْدٌ حَسَنٌ وَجْهُهُZayd has a handsome face.Ḥasan is a resembling adjective.
زَيْدٌ حَسَنُ الْوَجْهِZayd is handsome-faced.The complement is genitive in iḍāfah.
زَيْدٌ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ عَمْرٍوZayd is better than Amr.Afḍal is a comparative noun.