LessonsThe Tawābiʿ and Naʿt: Direct and Relational AttributesQuiz

مَرَرْتُ بِرَجُلٍ قَامَ أَبُوهُ — I passed by a man whose father stood up.
مَرَرْتُ: past verb with its subject pronoun.
بِرَجُلٍ: genitive indefinite noun after bi-.
قَامَ: past verb.
أَبُوهُ: nominative subject by wāw, with -hu referring back to the man.
قَامَ أَبُوهُ: the whole verbal clause is a naʿt in genitive position.

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The Tawābiʿ and Naʿt: Direct and Relational Attributes

مَرَرْتُ بِرَجُلٍ قَامَ أَبُوهُ — I passed by a man whose father stood up.
مَرَرْتُ: past verb with its subject pronoun.
بِرَجُلٍ: genitive indefinite noun after bi-.
قَامَ: past verb.
أَبُوهُ: nominative subject by wāw, with -hu referring back to the man.
قَامَ أَبُوهُ: the whole verbal clause is a naʿt in genitive position.