قَرَأَ زَيْدٌ الْكِتَابَ. — أَعْجَبَنِي قِرَاءَةُ زَيْدٍ الْكِتَابَ.
In the finite-verb sentence, qaraʾa governs al-kitāba; in the maṣdar sentence, qirāʾatu governs it. The accusative ending alone does not identify the governor.
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قَرَأَ زَيْدٌ الْكِتَابَ. — أَعْجَبَنِي قِرَاءَةُ زَيْدٍ الْكِتَابَ.
In the finite-verb sentence, qaraʾa governs al-kitāba; in the maṣdar sentence, qirāʾatu governs it. The accusative ending alone does not identify the governor.