These are supplementary teaching examples, not quotations from the book's definition. They demonstrate how the same noun can take different case endings.
جَاءَ زَيْدٌ
Translation: Zayd came. «زَيْدٌ» is a nominative subject.
رَأَيْتُ زَيْدًا
Translation: I saw Zayd. «زَيْدًا» is an accusative direct object.
مَرَرْتُ بِزَيْدٍ
Translation: I passed by Zayd. «زَيْدٍ» is genitive after «بِـ».
The syntactic role and governing word determine the relevant case. Detailed rules follow in the next level.
- iʿrāb
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| جَاءَ زَيْدٌ | Zayd came — nominative |
| رَأَيْتُ زَيْدًا | I saw Zayd — accusative |
| مَرَرْتُ بِزَيْدٍ | I passed by Zayd — genitive |