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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.