ضَرَبْتُ وَأَكْرَمْتُ زَيْدًا: both verbs have “I” as subject and seek Zayd as object—pattern 2.
ضَرَبَنِي وَأَكْرَمْتُ زَيْدًا: the first seeks Zayd as subject, the second as object—pattern 3.
Identify the roles each verb requires, not merely the noun’s surface ending.
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Tanāzuʿ al-Fiʿlayn — When Two Verbs Compete for One Noun
ضَرَبْتُ وَأَكْرَمْتُ زَيْدًا: both verbs have “I” as subject and seek Zayd as object—pattern 2.
ضَرَبَنِي وَأَكْرَمْتُ زَيْدًا: the first seeks Zayd as subject, the second as object—pattern 3.
Identify the roles each verb requires, not merely the noun’s surface ending.