LessonsThe Maṣdar: Meaning, Patterns, Governance and IḍāfahQuiz

أُحِبُّ قِرَاءَةَ الطَّالِبِ الْكِتَابَ.
I like the student’s reading of the book. Qirāʾata is itself the direct object of uḥibbu, yet governs al-kitāba as its own object. Al-ṭālibi is the genitive annex and semantic agent.

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The Maṣdar’s Case Versus What It Governs

The Maṣdar: Meaning, Patterns, Governance and Iḍāfah

أُحِبُّ قِرَاءَةَ الطَّالِبِ الْكِتَابَ.
I like the student’s reading of the book. Qirāʾata is itself the direct object of uḥibbu, yet governs al-kitāba as its own object. Al-ṭālibi is the genitive annex and semantic agent.