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Lesson 7
The Object
The object or مَفعُولٌ بهِ (maf’ūl bihi) is the thing to which the action is done. It is always in the state of Nasb, i.e, the accusative case.
Examples
اِشتَرَيتُ خُبزًا
I bought bread
أَكَلَ العِنَبَ
He ate the grapes
كَسَّرتُ القلَمَ
I broke the pen
The object can also occur in the form of attached pronouns:
Examples
ضَرَ بَــهُ أَحمَد
Ahmed hit him
رَأَيتُـهُم فِي السُّوقِ
I saw them in the market
أَعرِفُــهُ جَيِّدًا
I know him well
The attached pronouns in these examples don’t end with the fatḥa even though they are in the accusative case because they have fixed word endings (mabni).
Quiz Time!
Let's test your knowledge.
What is the object in the sentence (رأيتُ مُحمداً في السوقِ)?
رأيتُ
محمداً
في
السوق
You have completed Lesson 7
You have now understood how to recognise the object in an Arabic sentence.
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