Breakdown of العمل تراكم، والموظف لم يرجئ الموعد النهائي بعد.
الal
the
وwa
and
موظفmuwazzaf
employee
موعدmaw'id
appointment / scheduled time
عملamal
work
لمlam
did not
بعدba'du
yet (with لم: not yet)
نهائيnihâ'iyy
final
تراكمtarâkama
to accumulate
أرجأarja'a
to postpone
Questions & Answers about العمل تراكم، والموظف لم يرجئ الموعد النهائي بعد.
How do we know تراكم is a verb here and not a noun?
Without short vowels written out, the word تراكم can be either the Form VI past tense verb (tarākama, "it piled up") or the verbal noun/masdar (tarākum, "accumulation"). Because it directly follows the subject العمل (the work) and completes the action of the sentence, context tells us it is acting as the verb here.
Why is لم يرجئ translated as "has not postponed" instead of "did not postpone"?
The negative particle لم (followed by a present tense verb) usually negates the simple past, translating to "did not". However, when you combine it with بعد (yet) at the end of the sentence, the structure لم ... بعد is best translated into English using the present perfect: "has not [done something] yet."
Since لم makes the following verb jussive (majazoum), why doesn't the final letter of يرجئ drop?
It is very easy to mistake the final letter of يرجئ for a weak ya' (ي), which would drop in the jussive case. However, it is actually a hamza sitting on a ya' seat (ئ). The root of this Form IV verb is ر-ج-أ, making it a regular hamzated verb, not a weak one. Therefore, the jussive form simply takes a sukoon (يُرْجِئْ) rather than dropping the final letter.
What is the literal translation of the phrase used for "the deadline"?
The phrase الموعد النهائي literally translates to "the final appointment" or "the final time." The word موعد (maw'id) is a noun of time or place derived from the root و-ع-د (to promise).
Is بعد pronounced "ba'da" here, just like the preposition meaning "after"?
No. When used as an adverb meaning "yet" at the end of a negative sentence, it takes a fixed damma at the end and is pronounced بَعْدُ (ba'du).
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