Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Elementary Arabic Syntax 2 Nominative Cases of a Noun: The Actor What is an actor? An actor is a noun that is mentioned after an active verb and indicates the doer of the verb. For example: لَعِبَ الصَّغیرُ (the child played.) How many kinds of actors are there?
If the actor is feminine the verb is made feminine: • in the preterite tense by adding a vowel-less tā' to the end of the verb. For example: سافَرَت مَریمُ (Maryam travelled.) • in the aorist tense by adding the feminine letter to the beginning of the verb. For example: تُسافرُ مریمُ (Maryam is travelling.) Does the verb change if the actor is a noun in the dual form? The dual letters are not added to the verb if the actor is a clear noun in the dual form, rather it remains single.
For example: قام الرَّجلان (Two men stood up.) Does the verb change if the actor is a noun in the plural form? The plural letters are not added to the verb if the actor is a clear noun in the plural form, rather it remains single. For example: تَکَلَّمَ الخطباء (The speakers spoke.) When is it permissible to make the verb masculine or feminine?
A sentence that is comprised of a verb and an actor is called a verbal sentence. For example: نزلَ المَطرُ (Rain fell down.) Previous Next