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Jussive Particles

The jussive mood has many functions, including negation of the past tense and negation of commands.

The following are jussive particles:

لَمْ
لا

Examples:

لَمْ أذْهَبْ إلى الإجْتِماعِ

I did not go to the meeting.

لَمْ يُسافِروا إلى الشَرْقِ الأوْسَطِ

They did not travel to the Middle East.

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