The source’s central contrast is future/condition for idhā versus past time for idh. More specialized usages exist, but learners should first master this primary distinction.
Additional example: أَفْرَحُ إِذَا نَجَحْتَ.
I will be happy when you succeed.
Idhā: future time; najaḥta: formally past but future in meaning, suffix as subject.
Additional example: فَرِحْتُ إِذْ نَجَحْتَ.
I was happy when you succeeded.
Idh: past-time adverb; najaḥta: perfect verb with subject suffix.
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Indeclinable Adverbs — Ghāyāt, Time and Place
The source’s central contrast is future/condition for idhā versus past time for idh. More specialized usages exist, but learners should first master this primary distinction.
Additional example: أَفْرَحُ إِذَا نَجَحْتَ.
I will be happy when you succeed.
Idhā: future time; najaḥta: formally past but future in meaning, suffix as subject.
Additional example: فَرِحْتُ إِذْ نَجَحْتَ.
I was happy when you succeeded.
Idh: past-time adverb; najaḥta: perfect verb with subject suffix.