LessonsThe Jussive Imperfect: Governors, Conditions, and Request ResponsesQuiz

إِنْ أَكْرَمْتَنِي أَكْرَمْتُكَ.
Translation: If you honoured me, I honoured you.
In the textbook’s ordinary rule, a simple past response without qad is unlinked by fāʾ. Compare with the separate fa-qad pattern.

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Plain Past Response without Fāʾ

The Jussive Imperfect: Governors, Conditions, and Request Responses

إِنْ أَكْرَمْتَنِي أَكْرَمْتُكَ.
Translation: If you honoured me, I honoured you.
In the textbook’s ordinary rule, a simple past response without qad is unlinked by fāʾ. Compare with the separate fa-qad pattern.