LessonsFinal Characteristics of Derived Forms: Ifʿīlāl, Ifʿilāl, Faʿlala, Tafaʿlala, and Related PatternsQuiz

دَحْرَجْتُهُ فَتَدَحْرَجَ
Translation: I rolled it, so it rolled away.
This is the book's straightforward example of Tafaʿlala showing the outcome of Faʿlala.

Initiating formResulting form
دَحْرَجْتُهُفَتَدَحْرَجَ
I caused it to rollIt rolled
Faʿlala actionTafaʿlala outcome

The entity affected in the first clause is the one whose resulting state appears in the second.

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Tafaʿlala: A Quadriliteral Resulting Action

Final Characteristics of Derived Forms: Ifʿīlāl, Ifʿilāl, Faʿlala, Tafaʿlala, and Related Patterns

دَحْرَجْتُهُ فَتَدَحْرَجَ
Translation: I rolled it, so it rolled away.
This is the book's straightforward example of Tafaʿlala showing the outcome of Faʿlala.

Initiating formResulting form
دَحْرَجْتُهُفَتَدَحْرَجَ
I caused it to rollIt rolled
Faʿlala actionTafaʿlala outcome

The entity affected in the first clause is the one whose resulting state appears in the second.