LessonsThe Accusatives: Al-Mafʿūl al-MuṭlaqQuiz

كَتَبْتُ رِسَالَةً كِتَابَةً وَاضِحَةً
Translation: I wrote a letter clearly.
كَتَبْتُ: verb plus subject pronoun.
رِسَالَةً: accusative direct object (what was written).
كِتَابَةً: accusative absolute object (the manner of writing).
وَاضِحَةً: accusative adjective modifying kitābatan.

This is a supplemental example showing that direct and absolute objects can co-occur.

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Two Accusatives, Different Roles

The Accusatives: Al-Mafʿūl al-Muṭlaq

كَتَبْتُ رِسَالَةً كِتَابَةً وَاضِحَةً
Translation: I wrote a letter clearly.
كَتَبْتُ: verb plus subject pronoun.
رِسَالَةً: accusative direct object (what was written).
كِتَابَةً: accusative absolute object (the manner of writing).
وَاضِحَةً: accusative adjective modifying kitābatan.

This is a supplemental example showing that direct and absolute objects can co-occur.