LessonsRefining the Jāmiʿ and the Conditions of Elegant CoordinationQuiz

In conditional discourse wāw can link larger clauses or complete conditional constructions, not only two neighboring verbs. A conditional antecedent and consequent may form one rhetorical unit, with the coordinated part adding a related and distinct aspect.

The denial of delay and the denial of anticipation complement each other. The second is not redundant: it excludes the opposite temporal alteration. Their complementary function explains why they appear together in the stated context.

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The scope of wāw in conditional constructions

Refining the Jāmiʿ and the Conditions of Elegant Coordination

In conditional discourse wāw can link larger clauses or complete conditional constructions, not only two neighboring verbs. A conditional antecedent and consequent may form one rhetorical unit, with the coordinated part adding a related and distinct aspect.

The denial of delay and the denial of anticipation complement each other. The second is not redundant: it excludes the opposite temporal alteration. Their complementary function explains why they appear together in the stated context.