Actor / Source
Subject
Agent
Causer
Who or what starts the event?
core
basic
Scene core
Bedeutung
The participant that acts, causes, initiates, controls, or is presented as the source of an event.
So erkennst Du es
Ask who is doing, causing, or starting the event.
Beispiele
Wörter
I|Peter|the dog|the machine|the wind
Ausdrücke
the teacher explains|the wind opens
Satz
The dog bit the postman.
Visual guide
Basic shape
ACTOR / SOURCE who starts the event? [the dog] -> bit -> postman [the wind] -> opens [the teacher] -> explains = doer/causer/source
Compare shape
Actor clues may differ order: [dog] bit postman case: [dog-NOM/ERG] agreement: dog -> verb pronoun form: I / me topic: [dog-TOP] voice: by [dog] role = event starter
Sprachansicht
In deiner Sprache
German (standard)
Ausprägung
strong
Bedeutung
The actor is usually nominative and the finite verb agrees with it.
Der Hund beißt den Mann.
The dog bites the man.
In deiner Lernsprache
Arabic (Modern Standard)
Ausprägung
strong
Schwierigkeit
Actors are often nominative and reflected in verb agreement; explicit subjects can be omitted when the verb is enough.
كتب الطالب الدرس.
The student wrote the lesson.
Typische Lernhürde
Learners may rely only on word order and miss agreement or nominative marking.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.