The first kind of muṭāwaʿah (response) describes an action that produces an effect, followed by the affected thing entering the resulting state.
قَطَّعْتُهُ فَتَقَطَّعَ
Translation: I cut it into pieces, so it broke apart into pieces.
In qaṭṭaʿtuhu, the speaker acts upon an object; in fa-taqaṭṭaʿa, that object becomes the subject of the resulting state. The two clauses show cause and response.
LessonsEleven Semantic Properties of Form V (Tafaʿʿul): Response, Affectation, Avoidance, Adoption, and MoreQuiz
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Property 1: Response to a Result-Producing Action
The first kind of muṭāwaʿah (response) describes an action that produces an effect, followed by the affected thing entering the resulting state.
قَطَّعْتُهُ فَتَقَطَّعَ
Translation: I cut it into pieces, so it broke apart into pieces.
In qaṭṭaʿtuhu, the speaker acts upon an object; in fa-taqaṭṭaʿa, that object becomes the subject of the resulting state. The two clauses show cause and response.