Breakdown of يجب أن نتجنب الدهن حتى لا نشعر بألم في المعدة.
الal
the
فيfî
in / about, regarding
أنan
to (with verbs)
يجبyajibu
must / has to
شعر بsha'ara bi
to feel
ألمalam
pain
تجنبtajannub
to avoid
دهنduhn
fat
حتى لاhattâ lâ
so that not
معدةma'ida
stomach
Questions & Answers about يجب أن نتجنب الدهن حتى لا نشعر بألم في المعدة.
What does حتى لا do to the verb نشعر?
The word حتى (so that) triggers the subjunctive mood, meaning a standard present tense verb will end in a fatha sound. Slipping the negative لا between them to mean "so that... not" doesn't break this rule! Therefore, نشعر is pronounced نشعرَ (nash'ura).
Could I use لئلا here instead of حتى لا?
Yes! Both حتى لا and لئلا (which is a contraction of لِـ + أن + لا) are used for negative purpose clauses meaning "so that... not". You could absolutely say لئلا نشعر, and the meaning and subjunctive grammar would remain exactly the same.
Why is the word for pain written as بألم and not just ألماً?
The Arabic verb for "to feel", شعر (sha'ara), almost always requires the preposition بـ (bi) before the thing being felt. While English simply says "feel pain", Arabic literally says "feel with pain" (نشعر بألم).
Why does the first verb, نتجنب, also take the subjunctive mood?
Because of the particle أن (that). The phrase يجب أن (it is necessary that / must) must be followed by a present tense verb in the subjunctive mood. So, just like the second verb, نتجنب ends with a fatha (نتجنبَ).
What is the root meaning of نتجنب (we avoid)?
It comes from the root ج-ن-ب (j-n-b), which is the basis for the word جانب (side). As a Form V verb (تجنّب), it conveys the idea of actively putting yourself to the side of something or steering clear of it—hence, "to avoid."
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