- Nominal: أَحْمَدُ ذَهَبَ إِلَى الْجَامِعَةِ Ahmad went to the university.
- Verbal: ذَهَبَ أَحْمَدُ إِلَى الْجَامِعَةِ Went Ahmad to the university.
- Nominal: الْمُدَرِّسُ خَرَجَ مِنْ فَصْلٍ The teacher went out of a class.
- Verbal: خَرَجَ الْمُدَرِّسُ مِنْ فَصْلٍ Went out the teacher of a class.
Theحَبَر (predicate) of a nominal sentence
A nominal sentence consists of the مُبْتَدَا (subject) andحَبَر (predicate). The مُبْتَدَا is always a noun or pronoun. The حَبَر can be any one of the following (in green):
- Noun: مُحَمَّدٌ طَالِبٌ Muhammad is a student.
- Nominal sentence: أَحْمَدُ, وَالِدُهُ ذَكِيٌّ Ahmad, his father is intelligent.
- Verbal sentence: جَالِدٌ ذَهَبَ إِلَى الْمُسْتَشْفَى Khalid went to the hospital.
- Prepositional phrase: فَاطِمَةُ فِي الْمَطْبَخِ Fatimah is in the kitchen.
The مَفْعُوْلٌ (object) of a verbal sentence
A verbal sentence is made up of the فِعْلٌ (verb), فَاعِلٌ (subject) and مَفْعُوْلٌ (object). The فَاعِلٌ can be a person or thing, which is basically a noun. The مَفْعُوْلٌ can be any one of the following (in blue):
- Noun: أَكَلَ أَحْمَدُ تُفَّاحًا Ahmad ate an apple.
- Prepositional phrase: ذَهَبَ الْرَجُلُ إِلَى الْبَيْتِ The man went to the house (or the man went home).