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<span style="font-size:25px; font-weight:bold;color: black">لا - لــم - لــن - لـيس - لـيست</span>
<span style="font-size:25px; font-weight:bold;color: black">لا - لــم - لــن - لـيس - لـيست</span>
There are many other ways for negation in Arabic, I've just introduced some of them.
There are many other ways for negation in Arabic, I've just introduced some of them.



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Negations in the Arabic language

In this lesson, I will explain to you some of the negation rules in Arabic and their common usage.

لا - لــم - لــن - لـيس - لـيست

There are many other ways for negation in Arabic, I've just introduced some of them.

( la'a) لا Negation for verbs in the present tense:

  • This man doesn't work with us. هذا الرجل لا يعمل معنا
  • They don't speak Arabic. هم لا يتكلمون العربية
  • She doesn't know anything about the truth. هي لا تعلم شيئاً عن الحقيقة

( Lam) لم Negation for verbs in the past tense:

  • These guys didn't attend the party yesterday. هؤلاء الرجال لم يحضروا الحفلة بالأمس
  • We're sorry, we didn't tell you about that. نحن آسفون أننا لم نخبركم بالأمر:
  • He didn't bring his cellphone with him. هو لم يجلب هاتفه الخلوي معه

( Lan ) لــن Negation for verbs in the future tense:

  • The workers won't come tomorrow. لن يأتوا العاملون غدا
  • Smoking will not be allowed during the meeting. لن يسمح بالتدخين خلال اللقاء
  • I won't help you, because I'll be busy tonight. لن أستطيع مساعدتكم، لأني سأكون مشغول هذه الليلة

( Laysa/ Layset) ليس، ليست Negation of the nominal sentences:

Note : ليس = for masculin / ليست = for feminine

  • She is not the responsible here. هي ليست المسؤولية هنا
  • He is not a teacher, he is a lawyer. هو ليس معلماً، هو محامي
  • This cat is not a female. هذا القط ليس أنثى