LessonsRestoring Declension: Indefinite Names, Al- and IḍāfahQuiz

1. جَاءَ عُمَرُ — specific proper name, nominative, no tanwīn.
2. جَاءَ عُمَرٌ آخَرُ — another unspecified bearer of the name, nominative with tanwīn.
3. مَرَرْتُ بِأَحْمَدَ — diptote name, genitive with fatḥah.
4. مَرَرْتُ بِأَحْمَدِكُمْ — muḍāf, genitive with kasrah.

In each sentence identify the governor, case, and cause.

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Restoring Declension: Indefinite Names, Al- and Iḍāfah

1. جَاءَ عُمَرُ — specific proper name, nominative, no tanwīn.
2. جَاءَ عُمَرٌ آخَرُ — another unspecified bearer of the name, nominative with tanwīn.
3. مَرَرْتُ بِأَحْمَدَ — diptote name, genitive with fatḥah.
4. مَرَرْتُ بِأَحْمَدِكُمْ — muḍāf, genitive with kasrah.

In each sentence identify the governor, case, and cause.