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The verb | The object | Example | |
English | Arabic | ||
Which lessons we studied? | /ayya darsin darasnā/ | ||
How many books have you read? | /kam kitāban qara’ta/ | ||
whoever you help, succeeds | /man tusāξid yanĵaħ/ | ||
Whoever you honor, he will like you. | أَيَّ النَّاسِ تُكْرِمْ يُحِبِبْكَ /ayya annāsi tukrim yuħibibka/ | ||
As for the orphan, do not oppress (him) | /fa’ammā al yatīma falā taqhar/ | ||
And as for the beggar, do not repulse. | /wa’ammā as sā’ila falā tanhar/ |
- You may notice in the above mentioned examples that the direct object is placed before both of the verb and the doer, because the object has the right of priority.
- In the examples number 1 and 2, the direct object is a questioning noun, so it has the right of priority.
- In the examples number 3 and 4, the direct object is a conditional noun. Also conditional nouns have the right of priority.
- In the examples number 5 and 6 the direct object falls after (أمَّا), so it has to be placed before the verb.