قَرَأَتْ مَرْيَمُ الْمَقَالَةَ.
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Maryam read the article.The article receives the action.
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Why the accusative matters
It tells the reader who or what receives an action and helps organise time, place and key particle structures.
سَافَرْنَا صَبَاحًا.
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We travelled in the morning.صَبَاحًا sets the time as an accusative adverbial.
إِنَّ الْمَقَالَةَ مُفِيدَةٌ.
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Indeed, the article is useful.The noun after إِنَّ becomes accusative.
Meaning test: ask “what did the subject act upon?” before choosing the direct-object ending.
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Choose your route
Secure the direct object first, then extend to adverbials and particle-controlled structures.
Core
- Identify the direct object.
- Use ـَ and ـً in regular singular nouns.
- Make an adjective match an accusative noun.
Develop
- Use dual and sound-plural accusative markers.
- Build common time and place adverbials.
- Apply the rule after إِنَّ and in the predicate of كَانَ.
Stretch
- Explain supporting-alif spelling.
- Distinguish sound feminine plural accusative from regular singular patterns.
- Edit connected sentences containing several different cases.
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Starter diagnostic
Check whether you can separate the doer from the receiver.
🔎 Readiness Check
0/61. Which word is the direct object in كَتَبَ الطَّالِبُ الرِّسَالَةَ؟
The message receives the action, so it is the accusative direct object.
2. Which ending normally marks a definite singular accusative noun?
A single fatḥa is the usual marker for a regular definite singular noun in the accusative.
3. Choose the correct indefinite accusative form of كِتَاب.
Fatḥatan normally appears with a supporting alif on this regular noun.
4. Which sentence has the correct direct object?
The museum receives the action of visiting.
5. Which explanation is correct?
Arabic can express the same time idea through an accusative adverb or a preposition plus a genitive noun.
6. Choose the accusative dual form.
Dual accusative and genitive use ـَيْنِ.
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The direct object
The object receives the action and is the core accusative role.
فَتَحَ الْحَارِسُ الْبَابَ.
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The guard opened the door.الْبَابَ is the definite singular object.
اِشْتَرَتْ لَيْلَى حَقِيبَةً جَدِيدَةً.
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Layla bought a new bag.The indefinite object and adjective take fatḥatan.
قَابَلْتُ طَالِبَيْنِ مُجْتَهِدَيْنِ.
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I met two hardworking pupils.Dual object and adjective take ـَيْنِ.
| Noun type | Accusative form | Marker |
|---|---|---|
| Definite singular | الْكِتَابَ | ـَ |
| Indefinite singular | كِتَابًا | ـً + supporting alif |
| Tāʾ marbūṭa indefinite | مَدْرَسَةً | ـً without extra alif |
| Dual | طَالِبَيْنِ | ـَيْنِ |
| Sound masculine plural | مُعَلِّمِينَ | ـِينَ |
| Sound feminine plural | طَالِبَاتِ / طَالِبَاتٍ | kasra / kasratan |
✅ Mini-check: direct objects
0/41. Choose the correct definite object.
The object and its adjective are accusative.
2. Choose the correct indefinite object.
Both noun and adjective take fatḥatan.
3. Choose the correct dual object.
Dual object and adjective take ـَيْنِ.
4. Choose the correct sound masculine plural object.
Sound masculine plural accusative uses ـِينَ.
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Fatḥatan and the supporting alif
The written alif belongs to the spelling pattern, not to the meaning of “object”.
| Indefinite accusative | Spelling decision | Example in context |
|---|---|---|
| Regular consonant ending | add supporting alif | قَرَأْتُ كِتَابًا. |
| Tāʾ marbūṭa | no extra alif | زُرْتُ مَدْرَسَةً. |
| Word ending in alif/hamza pattern | follow standard spelling; do not invent an extra alif | شَرِبْتُ مَاءً. |
Do not write two alifs by rule. Learn the whole written form and check whether the word already ends in a form that blocks the extra support alif.
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Time, duration and place adverbials
Some nouns function adverbially and take the accusative.
سَأَزُورُهُ غَدًا.
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I will visit him tomorrow.غَدًا answers “when?”
دَرَسْتُ سَاعَةً كَامِلَةً.
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I studied for a full hour.The measured duration and adjective are accusative.
جَلَسْنَا أَمَامَ الْبَيْتِ.
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We sat in front of the house.أَمَامَ is accusative; الْبَيْتِ is genitive as its complement.
أَتَدَرَّبُ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ.
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I train every day.كُلَّ is accusative; يَوْمٍ is genitive in the iḍāfa.
Two valid routes: سَافَرْتُ صَبَاحًا uses an accusative adverb; سَافَرْتُ فِي الصَّبَاحِ uses a preposition plus a genitive noun. Choose the natural phrase, not simply the case you want to demonstrate.
✅ Mini-check: adverbials
0/41. Choose the time expression meaning “I studied for an hour.”
A measured duration can appear as an accusative adverbial.
2. Choose the accurate locator structure.
أَمَامَ is an accusative locator; the following noun is genitive in an iḍāfa relationship.
3. Choose the correct phrase after كُلَّ.
كُلَّ is accusative here; يَوْمٍ is its genitive complement.
4. Choose the correct sound feminine plural object.
Sound feminine plural accusative uses kasra; the non-human plural adjective is feminine singular accusative.
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High-value cross-links: إِنَّ and كَانَ
These particle families make case relationships visible.
| Base sentence | Changed structure | Case decision |
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| الدَّرْسُ مُفِيدٌ. | إِنَّ الدَّرْسَ مُفِيدٌ. | noun of إِنَّ accusative |
| الدَّرْسُ مُفِيدٌ. | كَانَ الدَّرْسُ مُفِيدًا. | predicate of كَانَ accusative |
| الطَّالِبَاتُ مُسْتَعِدَّاتٌ. | إِنَّ الطَّالِبَاتِ مُسْتَعِدَّاتٌ. | sound feminine plural noun uses kasra in the accusative |
| الطُّلَّابُ مُسْتَعِدُّونَ. | كَانَ الطُّلَّابُ مُسْتَعِدِّينَ. | sound masculine plural predicate uses ـِينَ |
One sentence, two cases: Do not try to make every prominent noun match the same ending. The particle assigns different jobs.
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Accusative adjective agreement
The adjective follows the noun’s case—even when the visible marker changes by number type.
| Pattern | Accurate phrase | What to notice |
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| singular definite | الْكِتَابَ الْجَدِيدَ | both take fatḥa |
| singular indefinite | كِتَابًا جَدِيدًا | both take fatḥatan |
| dual | طَالِبَيْنِ جَدِيدَيْنِ | both take ـَيْنِ |
| sound masculine plural | مُعَلِّمِينَ جُدُدًا | noun plural marker; adjective may be broken plural accusative |
| non-human sound feminine plural | السَّيَّارَاتِ الْجَدِيدَةَ | noun kasra; adjective feminine singular fatḥa |
The final example shows why agreement is not “copy the same visible symbol”. The adjective agrees grammatically, but its own word type determines how that case appears.
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Misconception clinic
Check the receiver, spelling and the complete adjective unit.
| Draft | Improved version | Reason |
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| قَرَأْتُ الْكِتَابُ. | قَرَأْتُ الْكِتَابَ. | Direct object accusative. |
| اِشْتَرَيْتُ قَلَمًا جَدِيدٌ. | اِشْتَرَيْتُ قَلَمًا جَدِيدًا. | The adjective follows the object in case. |
| زُرْتُ مَدْرَسَةًا. | زُرْتُ مَدْرَسَةً. | No supporting alif after tāʾ marbūṭa. |
| قَابَلْتُ الطَّالِبَانِ. | قَابَلْتُ الطَّالِبَيْنِ. | Dual accusative uses ـَيْنِ. |
| شَاهَدْتُ السَّيَّارَاتَ الْجَدِيدَاتَ. | شَاهَدْتُ السَّيَّارَاتِ الْجَدِيدَةَ. | Sound feminine plural accusative uses kasra; non-human adjective feminine singular. |
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Game: Mark the receiver or adverbial
Select the form that makes the sentence relationship accurate.
🎯 Accusative Builder
Find the receiver, time or particle-controlled noun.
Press Start.
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Skills workshop
Read, speak and write with direct objects and practical adverbials.
Reading and coding
زَارَتْ سَلْمَى الْمَعْرِضَ صَبَاحًا، وَشَاهَدَتْ صُوَرًا جَمِيلَةً. ثُمَّ قَابَلَتْ مُصَوِّرَيْنِ مَشْهُورَيْنِ.
Underline direct objects once and accusative adverbials twice. Explain the dual ending.
Speaking challenge
Describe a visit or shopping trip using:
- three direct objects;
- one indefinite object with an adjective;
- one time adverbial;
- one dual or sound plural object.
Write a visit or activity account
Write 100–120 Arabic words about a visit, journey, hobby session or shopping experience.
Success checklist: Use at least six direct objects, two accusative adverbials, one dual or sound plural, and accurate adjective agreement. Add full endings only to the target grammar.
Paper route: Create two columns: action/doer and receiver. Draft the paragraph, then circle every accusative noun and check its adjective.
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Final mastery check
Show that you can build direct objects, adverbials and particle-controlled accusatives.
🏁 Final Mastery
0/101. What is the core role of the accusative in a verbal sentence?
The direct object is the most important accusative role for functional sentence building.
2. Choose the correct sentence.
Subject nominative; object accusative.
3. Choose the correct indefinite object.
Noun and adjective both take fatḥatan.
4. Which word normally does not take a supporting accusative alif?
A word ending in tāʾ marbūṭa takes fatḥatan without an extra alif.
5. Choose the dual object.
Dual accusative uses ـَيْنِ.
6. Choose the sound masculine plural object.
Sound masculine plural accusative uses ـِينَ.
7. Choose the sound feminine plural object.
The sound feminine plural uses kasra in both accusative and genitive.
8. Which is an accusative time adverbial?
غَدًا is a high-frequency accusative time adverb.
9. After إِنَّ, what happens to its noun?
إِنَّ places its noun in the accusative while its predicate remains nominative.
10. Best correction process?
Accusative is a grammatical function, not simply “a noun after a verb”.
What you can now do
- Identify and mark direct objects.
- Use singular, dual and sound-plural accusative forms.
- Spell common fatḥatan forms accurately.
- Build time, duration and place adverbials.
- Apply accusative agreement after إِنَّ and كَانَ structures.
Spaced revisit: rewrite five earlier sentences by adding a new object or adverbial and checking the complete agreement chain.