What does the textbook say about plain past-tense answer without qad?
The Jussive Imperfect: Governors, Conditions, and Request Responses
- Fāʾ always required
- No response-fāʾ in the basic construction
- Verb becomes subjunctive
- Past verb drops nūn
The Jussive Imperfect: Governors, Conditions, and Request Responses