All Four Patterns at a Glance

Tanāzuʿ al-Fiʿlayn — When Two Verbs Compete for One Noun

1. Subject + subject: «ضَرَبَنِي وَأَكْرَمَنِي زَيْدٌ».
2. Object + object: «ضَرَبْتُ وَأَكْرَمْتُ زَيْدًا».
3. Subject + object: «ضَرَبَنِي وَأَكْرَمْتُ زَيْدًا».
4. Object + subject: «ضَرَبْتُ وَأَكْرَمَنِي زَيْدٌ».

In each pair, the first label describes what the first verb seeks; the second describes the second verb.