Breakdown of ابتلعي هذه الجرعة يتوقف الألم.
الal
the
هذهhâdhihi
this (f)
توقفtawaqqafa
to stop
ألمalam
pain
ابتلعibtala'a
to swallow
جرعةjur'a
dose
Questions & Answers about ابتلعي هذه الجرعة يتوقف الألم.
Why is يتوقف in the jussive mood here when there is no jussive particle like لم?
This is the exact grammar point of this lesson: the "result of a request" (جواب الطلب). Because the first clause is a command (ابتلعي, "swallow!"), the verb representing the direct, logical result in the second clause takes the jussive mood. You can think of it as an implied conditional: "[If you] swallow this dose, the pain will stop."
If يتوقف is jussive and grammatically ends in a sukun, how is it pronounced before الألم?
Why does the command ابتلعي end in a ي (ya) instead of a sukun?
The speaker is addressing a female. The imperative for a single male is ابتلعْ (ending in a sukun). For a female, you use the suffix ـي. Just like in the jussive mood, the imperative drops the final ن that you see in the regular present tense (تبتلعين becomes ابتلعي).
Can I add the prefix فـ (fa) meaning "so" or "and" before the second verb?
Yes, you could say فيتوقفَ (fa-yatawaqqafa). However, note the vowel change! If you use the "fa of cause" (فاء السببية) after a command, the following verb switches from the jussive mood to the subjunctive mood (ending in a fatha). Both structures are correct and translate to the same meaning here.
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