LessonsRules of the Fāʿil: Explicit Nouns, Pronouns, Number and GenderQuiz

زَيْدٌ ذَهَبَ — Zayd went away.

زَيْدٌ is the nominative subject of a nominal sentence (mubtadaʾ). ذَهَبَ is a past-tense verb whose concealed subject is «هُوَ», referring back to Zayd. The complete verbal clause, including its subject, functions as the predicate of the mubtadaʾ.

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Example 3: زَيْدٌ ذَهَبَ

Rules of the Fāʿil: Explicit Nouns, Pronouns, Number and Gender

زَيْدٌ ذَهَبَ — Zayd went away.

زَيْدٌ is the nominative subject of a nominal sentence (mubtadaʾ). ذَهَبَ is a past-tense verb whose concealed subject is «هُوَ», referring back to Zayd. The complete verbal clause, including its subject, functions as the predicate of the mubtadaʾ.