Breakdown of هذا النسيج رقيق جدا ولن ينكمش.
الal
the
وwa
and
هذاhâdhâ
this (m)
جداjiddan
very
لنlan
will not
نسيجnasîj
the fabric
رقيقraqîq
delicate
انكمشinkamasha
to shrink
Questions & Answers about هذا النسيج رقيق جدا ولن ينكمش.
Why does the word for fabric have the definite article (ال) in this sentence?
In Arabic, if you want to say 'this fabric', the noun must be definite, so we write هذا النسيج. If you left out the ال and wrote هذا نسيج, it would be a complete sentence of its own meaning 'This is a fabric'.
How does the negative particle لن (will not) affect the verb ينكمش (shrink)?
The particle لن is used to negate the future tense. Grammatically, it forces the following present tense verb into the subjunctive mood. This means if you are reading with the short vowel endings, the verb ends with a fatha (a) instead of a damma (u), making it ينكمشَ (yankamisha).
How can I recognize the pattern of the verb ينكمش?
This is a Form VII verb, which you can spot by the added ن (noon) after the present tense prefix. Form VII verbs almost always describe a reflexive or passive action. Here, it indicates the fabric undergoing the action of 'shrinking itself' or 'becoming shrunken'.
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