Breakdown of لن يهاجموا اليوم لأن الهجوم ضعيف.
الal
the
لأنli'anna
because
ضعيفda'îf
weak
اليومal-yawma
today
لنlan
will not
هاجمhâjama
to attack
هجومhujûm
attack
Questions & Answers about لن يهاجموا اليوم لأن الهجوم ضعيف.
Why is there an alif (ا) at the end of يهاجموا instead of a noon (ن)?
This is because of the negative future word لن (will not). لن forces the following verb into the subjunctive mood. For masculine plural verbs that normally end in ون, making them subjunctive means dropping the ن and replacing it with a silent alif (ا). So, يهاجمون (they attack) becomes لن يهاجموا (they will not attack).
Do I pronounce the alif (ا) at the end of يهاجموا?
No, it is completely silent. You just pronounce the long "uu" sound of the waw (و). The alif is just a spelling convention in Arabic to mark the end of a plural verb when the ن is dropped.
Are the words يهاجموا (they attack) and الهجوم (the attack) related?
Yes! They come from the same three-letter root (ه - ج - م) which has to do with attacking or charging. يهاجموا is the verb, while الهجوم is the noun form. Spotting these shared roots helps you build your vocabulary faster.
Does لأن (because) affect the grammar of the word الهجوم?
Yes. لأن (li-anna) is a combination of لِـ (for) and أنّ (that). Since it ends with أنّ, it forces the noun right after it to be in the accusative case. If you read it aloud with full formal endings, it sounds like "li-anna al-hujuuma" (with a short "a" sound at the end of the noun).
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