Hollow verbs in the jussive mood (لم يقل)

QuestionAnswer
to be absent
غابghâba
excuse
عذر'udhr
He was not absent without an excuse.
هو لم يغب بدون عذر.huwa lam yaghib bidûni 'udhrin
to be late
تأخرta'akhkhara
My friend was late but he was not absent.
تأخر صديقي لكنه لم يغب.ta'akhkhara sadîqî lâkinnahu lam yaghib.
to apologize
اعتذرi'tadhara
acceptable
مقبولmaqbûl
The student apologized but his excuse was not acceptable.
اعتذر الطالب لكن عذره لم يكن مقبولا.i'tadhara at-tâlibu lakin 'udhruhu lam yakun maqbûlan
illness
مرضmarad
The manager did not say that illness is an acceptable excuse.
المدير لم يقل إن المرض عذر مقبول.al-mudîru lam yaqul inna al-maraḍa 'udhrun maqbûl.
The employee was late and he believes that his excuse is acceptable.
تأخر الموظف وهو يعتقد أن عذره مقبول.ta'akhkhara al-muwazzafu wa huwa ya'taqidu anna 'udhrahu maqbûlun
emergency
طوارئtawâri'
The man apologized because he had an emergency at the hospital.
اعتذر الرجل لأن عنده طوارئ في المستشفى.i'tadhara ar-rajulu li'anna 'indahu tawâri'a fi al-mustashfâ.
to blame
لامlâma
I did not blame him because his delay was due to an emergency.
أنا لم ألمه لأن تأخيره كان بسبب طوارئ.ana lam alumhu li'anna ta'khîrahu kâna bisababi tawâri'a.
Illness is worse than delay, and he did not blame me.
المرض أسوأ من التأخير، وهو لم يلمني.al-maradu aswa'u mina at-ta'khîri, wa huwa lam yalumnî.
to miss
فاتfâta
I missed the train and did not return home early.
فاتني القطار ولم أعد إلى البيت مبكرا.fâtanî al-qitâru walam a'ud ilâ al-bayti mubakkiran
I did not miss the train, but my friend was absent.
لم يفتني القطار، لكن صديقي غاب.lam yafutnî al-qitâru, lâkin sadîqî ghâba.
intention
قصدqasd
I did not say that on purpose.
أنا لم أقل ذلك عن قصد.ana lam aqul dhâlika 'an qasdin
The boy broke the window unintentionally and did not run away.
كسر الولد النافذة بدون قصد ولم يهرب.kasara al-waladu an-nâfidhata bidûni qasdin wa lam yahrub.

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