إِنْ حَضَرَ الْمُدِيرُ فَقَدْ بَدَأَ الْاِجْتِمَاعُ.
Translation: If the manager has arrived, the meeting has begun.
The answer begins with fa-qad badaʾa. In this construction, fāʾ must precede a response that begins with qad plus a past verb.
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Obligatory Fāʾ: Qad plus Past
The Jussive Imperfect: Governors, Conditions, and Request Responses
إِنْ حَضَرَ الْمُدِيرُ فَقَدْ بَدَأَ الْاِجْتِمَاعُ.
Translation: If the manager has arrived, the meeting has begun.
The answer begins with fa-qad badaʾa. In this construction, fāʾ must precede a response that begins with qad plus a past verb.