Negation | النَّفْيُ

Question 1

لَا

Answer 1

Negates present tense verbs and general statements.

Question 2

لَا أَقْرَأُ

Answer 2

I do not read

Question 3

لَا تَخَفْ

Answer 3

Don’t fear!

Question 4

مَا

Answer 4

Negates past tense verbs.

Question 5

مَا ذَهَبْتُ

Answer 5

I did not go

Question 6

مَا أَنَا بِكَاتِبٍ

Answer 6

I am not a writer
(classical, negates nominal sentences)

Question 7

لَمْ

Answer 7

Negates past actions using present-tense conjugation (jussive form).

Question 8

لَمْ يَفْهَمْ

Answer 8

He did not understand

Question 9

لَنْ

Answer 9

Negates future actions.

Question 10

لَنْ أَذْهَبَ

Answer 10

I will not go

Question 11

لَيْسَ

Answer 11

Negates nominal sentences (used as “is not/are not”).

Question 12

لَيْسَ الطَّالِبُ حَاضِرًا

Answer 12

The student is not present

Question 13

مَا زَالَ

Answer 13

Negates continuity or emphasizes that a state/action is still ongoing.

Question 14

مَا زِلْتُ أَنْتَظِرُ

Answer 14

I am still waiting

Question 15

لَا يَزَالُ

Answer 15

Affirmative negation of continuity.

Question 16

لَا يَزَالُ الوَضْعُ صَعْبًا

Answer 16

The situation remains difficult

Question 17

لَا أَحَدَ

Answer 17

Negates existence of people (“no one”).

Question 18

لَا أَحَدَ فِي البَيْتِ

Answer 18

No one is in the house

Question 19

لَا شَيْءَ

Answer 19

Negates the existence of things (“nothing”).

Question 20

لَا شَيْءَ جَدِيدٌ

Answer 20

Nothing is new

Question 21

لَمَّا

Answer 21

Negates actions in the past, meaning “not yet.”

Question 22

لَمَّا يَصِلْ

Answer 22

He has not yet arrived

Question 23

حَاشَا/مَا خَلَ

Answer 23

Exclusion from a negated group in classical usage.

Question 24

جَاءَ القَوْمُ مَا خَلَا زَيْدًا

Answer 24

The people came except Zayd

Question 25

إِنْ + مَا

Answer 25

A form of negation used in classical expressions.

Question 26

إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا وَهْمٌ

Answer 26

It is nothing but an illusion

Question 27

بَلَى

Answer 27

Used to negate a negative statement (i.e., affirm the opposite in response to a negation).

Question 28

أَلَسْتَ طَالِبًا؟ بَلَ

Answer 28

Aren’t you a student? Yes, I am

Question 29

كَلَّا

Answer 29

Strong negation, often found in the Qur’an and classical Arabic to emphasize refusal or denial.

Question 30

كَلَّا إِنَّ الإِنسَانَ لَيَطْغَى

Answer 30

No! Indeed, man transgresses

Question 31

نَفْيٌ بِلاَ نُونَ

Answer 31

Used in conditional/jussive sentences.

Question 32

إِنْ يَفْعَلْ خَيْرًا، فَلَنْ تَخْطِئَ

Answer 32

If he does good, he will not fail