LessonsParticles of Meaning: Aw, Hatta, Ila, Ala, Fi and BaQuiz

The textbook gives a further, specialized reading. Where neither literal extension nor simple purpose adequately fits, hatta can link the acts with a consequential relation resembling fa.

«عبدي حر إن لم آتك حتى أتغدى عندك اليوم»
My servant is free if I do not come to you and have lunch with you today.

“Today” confines the setting. The text treats the meal as a linked consequence of coming and analyzes a distinct case in which arrival occurs but the meal does not occur as required. This is a contextual reading, not the meaning of every hatta.

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Hatta with a consequential sense

Particles of Meaning: Aw, Hatta, Ila, Ala, Fi and Ba

The textbook gives a further, specialized reading. Where neither literal extension nor simple purpose adequately fits, hatta can link the acts with a consequential relation resembling fa.

«عبدي حر إن لم آتك حتى أتغدى عندك اليوم»
My servant is free if I do not come to you and have lunch with you today.

“Today” confines the setting. The text treats the meal as a linked consequence of coming and analyzes a distinct case in which arrival occurs but the meal does not occur as required. This is a contextual reading, not the meaning of every hatta.