Word
لن نجمع الحطب في الظلام.
Meaning
We will not collect the firewood in the darkness.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Breakdown of لن نجمع الحطب في الظلام.
الal
the
فيfî
in / about, regarding
جمعjama'a
to collect
لنlan
will not
Questions & Answers about لن نجمع الحطب في الظلام.
Why does the verb نجمع end with a fatha (a) sound instead of a damma (u)?
Because it comes right after لن (will not). The word لن forces the following present tense verb into the subjunctive mood. For a standard verb like this one, that means replacing the normal final damma (u) with a fatha (a). So, نجمعُ (we collect) becomes لن نجمعَ (we will not collect).
Do I need to use the future prefix سـ (sa-) to show this is happening in the future?
No, you must drop the future prefix when using لن. The word لن already means 'will not' and is used exclusively to negate the future tense. Adding سـ or سوف here would be grammatically incorrect.
If I were reading this out loud with full vowel endings, what vowel goes on the end of الحطب (the firewood)?
It takes a fatha (a) at the end, making it الحطبَ (al-haTaba). This is because it is the direct object of the sentence, which receives the action of being collected.
Why does the pronunciation of الظلام (the darkness) blend the 'L' sound?
The first letter of the root word, ظ (dha), is a sun letter. When a word starts with a sun letter, the 'L' of the الـ (al-) prefix is skipped and you double the first letter of the word instead. So it is pronounced 'adh-dhalaam' rather than 'al-dhalaam'.