Breakdown of لا يعاقب القانون على الصيد الجائر فحسب، بل يمنعه تماما أيضا.
الal
the
على'ala
on / of (evidence of) / to (lie to someone) / for (difficult for someone)
أيضاaydan
also
هhu
his / him (object) / it (dummy pronoun after لأن)
لاlâ
not (with present verb)
تماماtamâman
exactly / completely
عاقبâqaba
to punish
منعmana'a
to prevent / to forbid
بلbal
but rather (after a negative)
فحسبfahasbu
only (merely)
قانونqânûn
law
صيدsayd
fishing / hunting
جائرjâ'ir
illegal / oppressive
Questions & Answers about لا يعاقب القانون على الصيد الجائر فحسب، بل يمنعه تماما أيضا.
Why does this sentence use لا and فحسب instead of ليس فقط?
The lesson highlights ليس فقط, but فحسب is simply a slightly more formal synonym for فقط (only). Furthermore, because we are negating the regular present tense verb يعاقب, we use لا instead of ليس. The structure لا [verb] ... فحسب، بل [verb] ... أيضا is the standard way to express "Not only does [X] do [Y], but also..."
Why is the preposition على used after the verb يعاقب?
The verb عاقب (to punish) takes a direct object for the person being punished, but it requires the preposition على (on/for) to introduce the crime or reason for punishment. Since "illegal hunting" is the crime, the law punishes "for" it: يعاقب ... على الصيد الجائر.
What does the adjective الجائر literally mean in الصيد الجائر?
الجائر literally means "unjust," "unfair," or "oppressive." In modern Arabic, combining it with الصيد (hunting or fishing) forms the standard set phrase for "poaching," "overhunting," or "illegal hunting."
How does the grammar of يمنعه work here?
يمنعه consists of the present tense verb يمنع (it prevents) plus the attached object pronoun ـه (it). The pronoun refers back to the masculine noun الصيد (hunting). The subject is still القانون (the law), which easily carries over across the conjunction بل and does not need to be repeated.
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