Breakdown of هؤلاء الرجال لن يربحوا اليانصيب أبدا.
الal
the
رجلrajul
man
هؤلاءhâ'ulâ'i
these (human plural)
أبداabadan
never / (not) at all
لنlan
will not
يانصيبyânasîb
lottery
ربحrabiha
to win (money or a prize)
Questions & Answers about هؤلاء الرجال لن يربحوا اليانصيب أبدا.
Why is it هؤلاء الرجال instead of just هؤلاء رجال?
To say 'these men' as a phrase, the noun after the demonstrative هؤلاء (these) must have the definite article ال (al-). If you write هؤلاء رجال without it, it becomes a complete sentence meaning 'These are men'.
Why does the verb يربحوا end with a silent alif instead of the usual nuun (يربحون)?
The negative word لن (will not) changes the following present-tense verb into the subjunctive mood. For plural 'they' verbs that normally end in ون (like يربحون), this means dropping the final ن and replacing it with a silent alif, giving us يربحوا.
How do لن and أبدا work together to mean 'never'?
The word أبدا means 'never' when referring to the future. To say someone will 'never' do something, you must use the future negative particle لن (will not) before the verb, and place أبدا at the end of the sentence for emphasis.
Is الرجال a regular plural word?
No, الرجال (the men) is a 'broken plural' of the singular word رجل (man). Instead of adding a standard plural suffix to the end of the word, broken plurals change the internal vowels and shape of the word, which is a very common pattern you will see at this level.
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