● In the nominal-sentence examples studied so far, the subject and predicate were single nouns, as in زَيْدٌ صَالِحٌ.
● Arabic expressions are not always like this:
○ Sometimes the subject is a phrase and the predicate is a single word.
○ Sometimes the subject is a single word and the predicate is a phrase.
○ Sometimes both the subject and predicate are phrases.
● The translation method remains the same: first identify the subject and predicate, then translate according to the grammar.
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When the Subject or Predicate Is a Phrase
Using Phrases in the Nominal Sentence
● In the nominal-sentence examples studied so far, the subject and predicate were single nouns, as in زَيْدٌ صَالِحٌ.
● Arabic expressions are not always like this:
○ Sometimes the subject is a phrase and the predicate is a single word.
○ Sometimes the subject is a single word and the predicate is a phrase.
○ Sometimes both the subject and predicate are phrases.
● The translation method remains the same: first identify the subject and predicate, then translate according to the grammar.