LessonsTanāzuʿ al-Fiʿlayn — When Two Verbs Compete for One NounQuiz

If the overt noun is a subject, it is nominative; if an object, it is accusative.

In «ضَرَبْتُ وَأَكْرَمَنِي زَيْدٌ», governing by the second verb makes «زَيْدٌ» nominative, while the first verb’s object is understood but omitted.

A proper analysis identifies the governor, grammatical role, case ending, and any omitted argument or pronoun.

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How Governing Choice Affects Parsing

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

If the overt noun is a subject, it is nominative; if an object, it is accusative.

In «ضَرَبْتُ وَأَكْرَمَنِي زَيْدٌ», governing by the second verb makes «زَيْدٌ» nominative, while the first verb’s object is understood but omitted.

A proper analysis identifies the governor, grammatical role, case ending, and any omitted argument or pronoun.