LessonsMubtadaʾ and Khabar — Definition and Foundational RulesQuiz

زَيْدٌ نَشِيطٌ — Zayd is active: Zayd is a definite, nominative mubtadaʾ; «نَشِيطٌ» the nominative predicate.

هُوَ نَشِيطٌ — He is active: هُوَ is a detached, indeclinable pronoun in the nominative position of mubtadaʾ; «نَشِيطٌ» is the khabar.

Pronouns have a syntactic case position even when their endings do not vary.

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Proper Noun or Pronoun as Mubtadaʾ

Mubtadaʾ and Khabar — Definition and Foundational Rules

زَيْدٌ نَشِيطٌ — Zayd is active: Zayd is a definite, nominative mubtadaʾ; «نَشِيطٌ» the nominative predicate.

هُوَ نَشِيطٌ — He is active: هُوَ is a detached, indeclinable pronoun in the nominative position of mubtadaʾ; «نَشِيطٌ» is the khabar.

Pronouns have a syntactic case position even when their endings do not vary.