LessonsIndeclinable Adverbs — Ghāyāt, Time and PlaceQuiz

The first imperfect expresses the condition, the second the result. This is not an ordinary “where?” question, as shown by the jussive forms.

Book example: أَيْنَ تَجْلِسْ أَجْلِسْ.
Wherever you sit, I will sit.
Ayna: indeclinable jussive conditional word in adverbial position; tajlis: jussive condition with implicit “you”; ajlis: jussive result with implicit “I”.

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Two jussive verbs after conditional ayna

Indeclinable Adverbs — Ghāyāt, Time and Place

The first imperfect expresses the condition, the second the result. This is not an ordinary “where?” question, as shown by the jussive forms.

Book example: أَيْنَ تَجْلِسْ أَجْلِسْ.
Wherever you sit, I will sit.
Ayna: indeclinable jussive conditional word in adverbial position; tajlis: jussive condition with implicit “you”; ajlis: jussive result with implicit “I”.