← 4.3 Negative Articles (Adawatu nnafyi) أدوات ال نفي
Lam and lan: negating the past and the future
Arabic · Grade 11 · about 40 minutes
Use lam with the jussive and lan with the subjunctive to negate the past and the future.
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