مَا ضَرَبَكَ إِلَّا أَنَا.
Meaning: None struck you except me (only I struck you).
Parsing: mā negates; ḍaraba is past; -ka is the attached object in the accusative position; illā expresses restriction; anā is the independent subject pronoun in the nominative position.
Despite its late position, anā is the verb’s subject, not its object.
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Pronouns: definitions, forms, usage, and parsing
مَا ضَرَبَكَ إِلَّا أَنَا.
Meaning: None struck you except me (only I struck you).
Parsing: mā negates; ḍaraba is past; -ka is the attached object in the accusative position; illā expresses restriction; anā is the independent subject pronoun in the nominative position.
Despite its late position, anā is the verb’s subject, not its object.