Breakdown of الاستقالة ليست بملفقة.
الal
the
ليسlaysa
to not be
استقالةistiqâla
resignation
بbi
emphatic marker (adds emphasis, no English equivalent)
ملفقmulaffaq
fabricated
Questions & Answers about الاستقالة ليست بملفقة.
Why is there a بـ attached to the word ملفقة?
This is the emphatic بـ (often called a redundant preposition) which is frequently attached to the predicate of ليس. It strengthens the negation, changing the meaning from a simple "is not fabricated" to a stronger "is not at all fabricated" or "is in no way fabricated."
If ملفقة is the predicate of ليست, shouldn't it be in the accusative (mansub) case?
Normally, yes; the predicate of ليس takes the accusative case. However, because we added the preposition بـ, the word must take the genitive case (majrur) on the surface, making it pronounced بملفقةٍ (bi-mulaffaqatin). It is still logically the predicate of ليس, but the preposition dictates its case ending.
Why do we use ليست instead of ليس if it is just being used to negate the sentence?
Even though ليس is used to negate nominal sentences, it behaves grammatically as a verb and must conjugate to agree with its subject. Since الاستقالة (the resignation) is a feminine noun, the negation must take the 3rd-person feminine singular form, ليست.
How is the word ملفقة formed?
It is the passive participle (ism maf'ul) of the Form II verb لَفَّقَ, which means "to fabricate" or "to make up". As a passive participle, مُلَفَّق means "fabricated", and here it takes the feminine suffix ة to match the gender of the subject الاستقالة.
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