LessonsMaf'ul Ma'ahu: The Accompanying NounQuiz

جَاءَ زَيْدٌ وَبَكْرًا
Zayd came with Bakr.

- جَاءَ is the action: came.
- زَيْدٌ is the doer: Zayd came.
- وَ means with, so it is waw al-ma'iyyah.
- بَكْرًا names the person who accompanied Zayd. It is mansub and functions as maf'ul ma'ahu.

Do not call بَكْرًا a second subject in this reading; its accusative ending marks a different role.

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Zayd Came With Bakr

Maf'ul Ma'ahu: The Accompanying Noun

جَاءَ زَيْدٌ وَبَكْرًا
Zayd came with Bakr.

- جَاءَ is the action: came.
- زَيْدٌ is the doer: Zayd came.
- وَ means with, so it is waw al-ma'iyyah.
- بَكْرًا names the person who accompanied Zayd. It is mansub and functions as maf'ul ma'ahu.

Do not call بَكْرًا a second subject in this reading; its accusative ending marks a different role.