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Negation & Questions
Ways to negate statements and to ask questions in Arabic.
لَا
no/not
laa
General negation of the present
لَا أَعْرِفُ
I do not know
laa a'rifu
Negating the present with laa
لَيْسَ
is not
laysa
Negates a nominal sentence
لَسْتُ طَالِبًا
I am not a student
lastu taaliban
laysa makes the predicate accusative
نَعَمْ
yes
na'am
Affirmative answer
هَلْ
question particle
hal
Turns a statement into a yes/no question
هَلْ أَنْتَ طَالِبٌ
are you a student
hal anta taalibun
A yes/no question with hal
مَنْ
who
man
Question about people
مَا
what
maa
Question about things
أَيْنَ
where
ayna
Question of place