Breakdown of لا تحمل أشياء ممنوعة لئلا تخاف من التفتيش.
الal
the
منmin
from
شيءshay'
thing
لاlâ
not (with present verb)
حملhamala
to download / to carry / to load
خافkhâfa
to fear / to be afraid
ممنوعmamnu'
forbidden
لئلاli'allâ
so as not to
تفتيشtaftîsh
inspection
Questions & Answers about لا تحمل أشياء ممنوعة لئلا تخاف من التفتيش.
Why doesn't the indefinite direct object أشياء take a tanwin (double fatha) here?
Why is the adjective ممنوعة in the feminine singular form instead of plural?
In Arabic grammar, all non-human plurals are treated as feminine singular. Since أشياء (things) is a non-human plural, its adjective ممنوعة (prohibited) must be feminine singular.
What is the breakdown of the word لئلا, and how does it affect the verb تخاف?
The word لئلا is a contraction of لِـ (so that), أنْ (the subjunctive particle), and لا (not). Because it contains أنْ, it forces the following verb into the subjunctive mood, meaning تخاف takes a fatha at the end (تخافَ).
How can we recognize the verb form that التفتيش comes from?
The word التفتيش (inspection) follows the highly regular taf'eel pattern. This is the standard verbal noun (masdar) structure for Form II verbs, in this case فتّش (to inspect).
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