LessonsEmphasis in the Imperfect: Light and Heavy NunQuiz

Compare the original imperfect with the light-nūn form:

● Masculine plural: يَفْعَلُونَ → لَيَفْعَلُنْ — wāw and the inflectional nūn are removed.
● Second-person feminine singular: تَفْعَلِينَ → لَتَفْعَلِنْ — yā and the inflectional nūn are removed.

The worked light form is also shown as لَنَسْفَعَنْ = لَنَسْفَعًا:
كَلَّا لَئِنْ لَمْ يَنْتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًا بِالنَّاصِيَةِ.

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Changes in the Light-Nun Forms

Emphasis in the Imperfect: Light and Heavy Nun

Compare the original imperfect with the light-nūn form:

● Masculine plural: يَفْعَلُونَ → لَيَفْعَلُنْ — wāw and the inflectional nūn are removed.
● Second-person feminine singular: تَفْعَلِينَ → لَتَفْعَلِنْ — yā and the inflectional nūn are removed.

The worked light form is also shown as لَنَسْفَعَنْ = لَنَسْفَعًا:
كَلَّا لَئِنْ لَمْ يَنْتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًا بِالنَّاصِيَةِ.