Breakdown of لن يلعبوا القمار أبدا.
الal
the
لعبlaiba
to play
أبداabadan
never / (not) at all
لنlan
will not
قمارqimâr
gambling
Questions & Answers about لن يلعبوا القمار أبدا.
Why do we use أبدا here instead of قط to mean "never"?
The particle لن negates the verb in the future tense. أبدا means "never" when referring to the future (or a general timeless state). If you were talking about the past ("They never gambled"), you would use لم along with the past absolute negator قط.
Why is the verb written as يلعبوا instead of يلعبون?
The negative future particle لن forces the following verb into the subjunctive mood. For a plural verb like يلعبون, this is shown by dropping the final ن and adding a silent alif at the end.
The literal translation is "play gambling". Is this the standard way to express gambling in Arabic?
Yes, it is very common to use the verb لعب (to play) with the definite noun القمار (gambling) as its object. You can also use the single verb قامر (to gamble), but لعب القمار is highly idiomatic.
Why does أبدا take a tanwin fatha at the end?
أبدا functions as an adverb of time. In Arabic, adverbs take the accusative case (منصوب), which is why it ends with the double fatha.
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