202. Language Lesson 45: The Power of Patterns

Question 1

What is the difference between عَلَّمَ and تَعَلَّمَ?

(what is the difference in the meanings of the patterns فَعَّلَ and تَفَعّلَ)

Answer 1

تَفَعّلَ brings the meaning back to you
so, عَلّم means to teach, and تَعَلَّمَ means to learn

Question 2

What is the difference between قاتَلَ and تَقاتَلَ?

(what is the difference in the meanings of the patterns فاعل and تفاعل)

Answer 2

قاتَلَ - to fight

تَقاتَلَ - to fight each other

so تفاعل takes the meaning of فاعل and brings it to each other

Question 3

What is the difference between كَسَرَ and اِنْكَسَرَ?

(what is the difference in the meanings of the patterns فعل and اِنْفعل)

Answer 3

it brings the meaning onto itself / into the passive meaning
كَسَرَ - to break
اِنْكَسَرَ - to be broken

so اِنْكَسَرَ means the same as كُسِرَ * the difference is that كُسِرَ implies that something broke it whereas اِنْكَسَرَ focuses on the thing being broken itself (without implying something else broke it)

Question 4

لَزِمَ / يَلْزَمُ / اِلْزَمْ
م: لُزومٌ
فهو لازم

Answer 4

to be necessary; required
to adhere to, remain, or stick to something