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Verbal Sentence · الجملة الفعلية

Sentences that begin with a verb

2 Quran examples
The rule

A verbal sentence (الجملة الفعلية) begins with a verb and typically has:

1. **الفعل (Fiʿl)** - Verb: The action

2. **الفاعل (Fāʿil)** - Subject/Doer: Who does the action

3. **المفعول به (Mafʿūl bih)** - Object: What receives the action (if transitive)

**Structure:** Verb (فعل) + Subject (فاعل) + Object (مفعول به)

In the Quran· tap the reference to open the verse

خَلَقَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ

29:44

Khalaqa Allāhu as-samāwāti wal-arḍ

Allah created the heavens and the earth

قَالَ رَبُّكَ لِلْمَلَـٰئِكَةِ

2:30

Qāla rabbuka lil-malā'ikah

Your Lord said to the angels

Tips to remember

  • 1In خَلَقَ ٱللَّهُ: خَلَقَ is verb, ٱللَّهُ is subject (doer)
  • 2The subject (فاعل) is always in nominative case (مرفوع)

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