رَأَيْتُ الطَّالِبَيْنِ.
Translation: I saw the two students.
رَأَيْتُ: past-tense verb; the -tu suffix is the subject.
الطَّالِبَيْنِ: direct object, accusative with yāʾ because it is dual.
Check: If the two students were the subject, the form would be الطَّالِبَانِ.
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Noun Case Classes: Type 5 — The Dual and Related Forms
رَأَيْتُ الطَّالِبَيْنِ.
Translation: I saw the two students.
رَأَيْتُ: past-tense verb; the -tu suffix is the subject.
الطَّالِبَيْنِ: direct object, accusative with yāʾ because it is dual.
Check: If the two students were the subject, the form would be الطَّالِبَانِ.