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

An active verb needs a subject, though its subject may be pronominal. A direct object, however, may be omitted when the context supplies it.

For pattern 2, the first verb’s missing object is recoverable from «زَيْدًا». For pattern 1, the ungoverned verb must still have a grammatical subject.

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Omitting an Object versus a Subject

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

An active verb needs a subject, though its subject may be pronominal. A direct object, however, may be omitted when the context supplies it.

For pattern 2, the first verb’s missing object is recoverable from «زَيْدًا». For pattern 1, the ungoverned verb must still have a grammatical subject.