الفعل المجزوم The jussive

 لم Did not /has not  لم يعلم He did not know  لا Do not  لا تجلس Do not sit  لا تذهبي Do not go (female)  لما Has not yet  لما يدخل الجامعة Has not yet entered the university  ل Let  ليدخل Let him enter  إن If  إن تنصروا الله ينصركم If You help Allah,Allah will help you

 The boy went to the class but did not write the lesson  ذَهَبَ الوَلَدُ إِلىَ الفَصْلِ وَلَكِن لَمْ يَكْتُب الدَّرْسَ TAKE NOTE THAT IN THE JUSSIVE THE LAST LETTER TAKES A SUKOON

 The boy went to the class but did not write the lesson TAKE NOTE THAT IN THE JUSSIVE THE LAST LETTER TAKES A SUKOON َذَهَبَ الوَلَدُ إِلىَ الفَصْلِ وَلَكِن لَمْ يَكْتُبْ الدَّرْسَ

 Oh zaid do not ride your bicycle and do not go to the market.  ياَ زَيْدُ لاَ تَرْكَبْ دَرَّاجَتَكَ وَ لاَ تَذْهَبْ إِلىَ السُّوق. TAKE NOTE THAT IN THE JUSSIVE THE LAST LETTER TAKES A SUKOON

 The two boys did not buy the present for their family.  الوَلَدَانِ لَمْ يَشْتَرِيَا الهَدِيِةَ ِلأُسْرَتِهِمَا.  Oh you two girls do not go to that market!  يَا بِنْتَانِ لاَ تَذْهَبَا إِلى تِلكَ السُّوقِ. TAKE NOTE THAT IN THE DUAL THE NOON FALLS AWAY

 The men did not travel for Umrah with their families but for a holiday to the mountain.  الرِّجَالُ لَمْ يَذْهَبُوْا لِلعُمْرَةِ مَعَ اُسْرَتِهِمْ وَلَكِن لِعُطْلَةٍ إِلى الجَبَلِ.  Oh women of the house do not leave the children in the car.  يَا نِسَاءُ البَيْتِ لاَ تَتْرُكْنَ الأَطْفَالَ في السَّيَارَةِ. TAKE NOTE THAT THE VERB IN THE PLURAL THE NOON DROPS OFF AND REPLACED BY AN ALIF. THE FEMMININE REMAINS THE SAME.

 TRANSLATE THE FOLLOWING INTO ARABIC FULLY VOCALIZED:  The man and his son did not go by bus to town but went by car.  The man said “Oh boys do not write this lesson in your books!  The girl sat in the class but did not understand the lesson.  Oh you two girls do not ride your bicycles after Magrib.  The man and woman did not travel to Makkah. REMEMBER PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT