رَأَيْتُ زَيْدًا
Translation: I saw Zayd.
Parsing
رَأَيْتُ: past-tense verb with the attached subject tāʾ; the verb is built on sukūn in this form.
تُ: attached pronoun in the nominative subject position, meaning “I.”
زَيْدًا: direct object, accusative, with an overt fatḥa.
Why?
“I” performed the seeing; Zayd is the person seen. Therefore Zayd is the direct object and takes the accusative.
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| رَأَيْتُ زَيْدًا | I saw Zayd. |
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رَأَيْتُ زَيْدًا
Translation: I saw Zayd.
Parsing
رَأَيْتُ: past-tense verb with the attached subject tāʾ; the verb is built on sukūn in this form.
تُ: attached pronoun in the nominative subject position, meaning “I.”
زَيْدًا: direct object, accusative, with an overt fatḥa.
Why?
“I” performed the seeing; Zayd is the person seen. Therefore Zayd is the direct object and takes the accusative.
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| رَأَيْتُ زَيْدًا | I saw Zayd. |