LessonsEmphasis in the Imperfect: Light and Heavy NunQuiz

● Masculine plural: يَفْعَلُونَ → لَيَفْعَلُنَّ — wāw and inflectional nūn are removed.
● Second-person feminine singular: تَفْعَلِينَ → لَتَفْعَلِنَّ — yā and inflectional nūn are removed.
● Dual: يَفْعَلَانِ → لَيَفْعَلَانِّ — the dual alif remains; it is not a separator alif.
● Feminine plural: يَفْعَلْنَ → لَيَفْعَلْنَانِّ — nūn an-niswah remains and a separator alif appears before the heavy nūn.

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Four Spelling Patterns to Notice

Emphasis in the Imperfect: Light and Heavy Nun

● Masculine plural: يَفْعَلُونَ → لَيَفْعَلُنَّ — wāw and inflectional nūn are removed.
● Second-person feminine singular: تَفْعَلِينَ → لَتَفْعَلِنَّ — yā and inflectional nūn are removed.
● Dual: يَفْعَلَانِ → لَيَفْعَلَانِّ — the dual alif remains; it is not a separator alif.
● Feminine plural: يَفْعَلْنَ → لَيَفْعَلْنَانِّ — nūn an-niswah remains and a separator alif appears before the heavy nūn.