يَفْعَلْdo

Example sentences

• 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.

  From: The Meaning of Fasting →

• 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.

  From: Generosity to the Poor →

• 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.

  From: Generosity to the Poor →

• 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.

  From: The Gravity of Murder →