A second kind of response concerns an activity that may or may not succeed after it is initiated.
عَلَّمْتُهُ فَتَعَلَّمَ
Translation: I taught him, and he learned.
ʿAllamtuhu describes instruction; fa-taʿallama confirms the learner actually learned. Teaching someone does not logically guarantee successful learning, so the resulting action must be distinguished from the initiating act.
LessonsEleven Semantic Properties of Form V (Tafaʿʿul): Response, Affectation, Avoidance, Adoption, and MoreQuiz
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Property 1: Response That Is Not Automatic
A second kind of response concerns an activity that may or may not succeed after it is initiated.
عَلَّمْتُهُ فَتَعَلَّمَ
Translation: I taught him, and he learned.
ʿAllamtuhu describes instruction; fa-taʿallama confirms the learner actually learned. Teaching someone does not logically guarantee successful learning, so the resulting action must be distinguished from the initiating act.