Use attached سَـ or separate سَوْفَ before an imperfect verb to make the future meaning explicit.
● سَيَنْصُرُ — he will help now or soon
● سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ — you will know soon
Both are future markers here. Do not turn their examples into a universal near-future versus distant-future rule.
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Negation and Time Markers with the Imperfect
Use attached سَـ or separate سَوْفَ before an imperfect verb to make the future meaning explicit.
● سَيَنْصُرُ — he will help now or soon
● سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ — you will know soon
Both are future markers here. Do not turn their examples into a universal near-future versus distant-future rule.