LessonsSeven Semantic Functions of Form VI (Tafāʿul): Reciprocity, Multiplicity, Pretence, Response, Equivalence, and Independent UsesQuiz

Muṭāwaʿah is the response or resulting state that follows an earlier effective action. The book specifically gives the response of a Form III verb.
بَاعَدْتُهُ فَتَبَاعَدَ
Translation: I distanced him, and as a result he moved away.
The first verb, بَاعَدْتُهُ, is Form III and affects its object. The second, تَبَاعَدَ, is Form VI and expresses the result. This construction focuses on cause and response rather than reciprocal action.

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Function 4: Response to a Form III Action

Seven Semantic Functions of Form VI (Tafāʿul): Reciprocity, Multiplicity, Pretence, Response, Equivalence, and Independent Uses

Muṭāwaʿah is the response or resulting state that follows an earlier effective action. The book specifically gives the response of a Form III verb.
بَاعَدْتُهُ فَتَبَاعَدَ
Translation: I distanced him, and as a result he moved away.
The first verb, بَاعَدْتُهُ, is Form III and affects its object. The second, تَبَاعَدَ, is Form VI and expresses the result. This construction focuses on cause and response rather than reciprocal action.