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Who did what? Case endings

Notice the role of a noun in a sentence.

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How it works

For many regular singular nouns, ـُ marks nominative, ـَ accusative and ـِ genitive. Other noun types use other endings.

In ordinary unvowelled text, case endings are usually not written. Learn the sentence roles, not just the marks.

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كَتَبَ الطَّالِبُ

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Mark the subject and object in كَتَبَ الطَّالِبُ الرِّسَالَةَ.

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الطَّالِبُ is subject, nominative. الرِّسَالَةَ is object, accusative.

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Sources & learning notes

Lesson explanations and exercises are written for knowmyquran. Recorded examples are adapted from the linked open Arabic textbooks. The course teaches Modern Standard Arabic; the stages describe content, rather than a proficiency certificate.

Grammar reference: Madinah Arabic grammar course. Additional written examples are site-authored.