What is the central temporal difference between لَنْ يَفْعَلَ and لَمْ يَفْعَلْ?
Negating the Imperfect with Lan and Lam: Subjunctive, Jussive and Full Paradigms
- Both negate only the present
- Lan negates the future; lam negates the past
- Lan negates the past; lam the future
- Both belong only to imperatives