Example and grammatical analysis
Arabic exampleMeaningGrammatical point
عَجِبْتُ مِنْ ضَرْبِ زَيْدٍ عَمْرًاI was surprised at Zayd's striking Amr.The verbal noun governs a doer and an object.
غُلَامُ زَيْدٍZayd's servantZayd is the genitive second term of iḍāfah.
كَمْ رَجُلًا عِنْدَكَ؟How many men do you have?Rajulan specifies kam.
زَيْدٌ قَائِمٌZayd is standing.Zayd is the subject and qāʾim the predicate.
Opening interactive controls...
Level 37: Verbal Noun, Idafah, Numbers, and the Nominal Sentence
Example and grammatical analysis
Arabic exampleMeaningGrammatical point
عَجِبْتُ مِنْ ضَرْبِ زَيْدٍ عَمْرًاI was surprised at Zayd's striking Amr.The verbal noun governs a doer and an object.
غُلَامُ زَيْدٍZayd's servantZayd is the genitive second term of iḍāfah.
كَمْ رَجُلًا عِنْدَكَ؟How many men do you have?Rajulan specifies kam.
زَيْدٌ قَائِمٌZayd is standing.Zayd is the subject and qāʾim the predicate.