WHERE FOUND
VERBS
Before the Perfect Verb at the
Beginning of the sentence
VERBS
Sometimes followed by the
Imperfect Verb
NOUNS (Nominal Sentence)
Comes at the Beginning of the sentence, but NEGATES PREDICATE
CASE
No Change
Subject is ‫مرفوع‬
Predicate is ‫منصوب‬
Subject is ‫مرفوع‬
If Predicate is preceded by ِ‫ ب‬then it is ‫مجرور‬
Shortly followed by ‫ إال‬means “ONLY”
Noun after ‫ إال‬will be ‫مرفوع‬
Shortly followed by ‫ من‬means “ANY”
Noun after ‫ من‬will be ‫مجرور‬
Comes after a Verb
No Change
Comes after a Noun *(could be an Idafa)*
Before a Prepositional Phrase
After a Demonstrative
After a Preposition
Used for Inanimate
Objects and means
THAT WHICH, WHICH,
WHAT, WHATEVER
INTRANSITIVE VERBS (use ‫ ِما‬in place of the thing that comes after
the preposition (ie, the indirect object). Construct as follows:
1. ‫ ما‬at the beginning of sentence
2. Verb & Object (if there is one) plus preposition ِ‫ب‬
3. Add 3S suffix pronoun (referring back to ‫) ما‬
OTHER USES If followed (directly or with a short phrase in between)
by ‫ من‬and a noun then it means “WHATEVER”
In Arabic construct sentence in this order:
1. ‫( ما‬Whatever)
2. Verb
3. ‫ من‬and noun
In English translate sentence in this order: 1, 3, 2
(don’t literally translate ‫) ِمن‬
Direct Object is ‫منصوب‬
Indirect Object is ‫ مجرور‬as it comes after a
preposition
After ‫ من‬noun will be ‫مجرور‬