يَفْعَلْ do in Arabic
يَفْعَلْ is how you say “do” in Arabic.
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Example sentence
وإن فعل لم يفعل ما يفسد صومه،
and if he acts, he does not act with what invalidates his fast,
يَفْعَلْ he acts
A present-tense verb clipped to the jussive by 'did not' — 'did not do'. Subject 'he' inside.
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More example sentences
فَمَرَّ وَلَمْ يَفْعَلْ، ثُمَّ مَرَّ بِـيْ عُمَرُ فَسَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ آيْةٍ مِنْ كِتَابِ اللَّهِ،
He passed by and did not do it; then Umar passed by me, and I asked him about a verse from the Book of Allah.
يَفْعَلْ do it
A present-form verb forced into its clipped, vowel-less ending because the 'did not' before it pulls a present verb back into a negated past. The 'he' subject is built in, and the verb points back to the earlier-requested action. This is Arabic's main way of saying 'he did not do' using a present-shaped verb with a past meaning.
فَمَرَّ فَلَمْ يَفْعَلْ،
He passed by and did not do it.
يَفْعَلْ do
A present-form verb pushed into its clipped, vowelless ending because 'did not' governs it, giving a past 'did not do'; the 'he' subject is built in. This is Arabic's way of negating a past act using a present-shaped verb. The form points back to the previously requested deed.
وَمَنْ يَفْعَلْ ذَلِكَ يَلْقَ أَثَامًا يُضَاعَفْ لَهُ الْعَذَابُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَيَخْلُدْ فِيهِ مُهَانًا إِلَّا مَنْ تَابَ وَآمَنَ وَعَمِلَ عَمَلًا صَالِحًا
And whoever does that will incur sins; the punishment will be doubled for him on the Day of Resurrection, and he will abide in it abased, except for whoever repented and believed and did a righteous deed.
يَفْعَلْ he does
A present-tense verb 'does' in the clipped jussive shape, triggered by the conditional 'whoever' before it. That shortened ending signals the condition of a general rule. The 'he' subject is inside the verb; it names the supposed act on which the consequences hang.