Year 8Autumn TermAges 12-13

Negation in Arabic

النفي في العربية

Learn to negate sentences in all three tenses using the correct negation particles.

🎯 Learning Objectives

  • 1I can negate present tense sentences using لا (la)
  • 2I can negate past tense sentences using لم (lam) and ما (ma)
  • 3I can negate future tense sentences using لن (lan)
  • 4I can use ليس (laysa) to negate nominal sentences
  • 5I can write both positive and negative versions of the same sentence

📖 Key Vocabulary

لا (la - not, present)لم (lam - did not)لن (lan - will not)ليس (laysa - is not)ما (ma - not, past)