Arabic grammar C1 · Lesson 3 of 4
Lam, lan and the plural alif
After (did not) and (will not), the present loses the of the plural and of , feminine: , but and ; , but .
and drop it in the same way: . The dual loses it too: .
A verb that ends in the plural adds a silent alif after it: , , . A of the root takes none: , .
Examples
- لم يحضروا الاجتماع.
- لن ينسوا هذا اليوم.
- أريد أن تساعدوني.
- المعلم يدعو الطلاب.
- اكتبوا أسماءكم هنا.