Lesson 65 · لِيَكْتُبْ
Let him…, let’s…: لِـ before a verb
To say “let him” or “let’s”, put لِـ before the present verb and give the verb the silent ending: لِيَكْتُبْ (let him write), لِنَذْهَبْ (let’s go). After وَ or فَـ the لِـ loses its vowel: فَلْيَكْتُبْ, وَلْنَبْدَأْ.
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Examples
لِنَذْهَبْ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِli-nadhhab ila l-masjidiLet’s go to the mosque.
لِيَدْخُلِ الطُّلَّابُli-yadkhuli ṭ-ṭullaabuLet the students come in.
فَلْيَقُلْ خَيْرًا أَوْ لِيَصْمُتْfal-yaqul khayran aw li-yaṣmutLet him say something good or keep silent.
لِنَبْدَأِ الدَّرْسَli-nabda’i d-darsaLet’s start the lesson.
لِتَجْلِسْ فَاطِمَةُ هُنَاli-tajlis faaṭimatu hunaaLet Fatima sit here.
لَا يَتَأَخَّرْ أَحَدٌlaa yata’akhkhar aḥadunLet no one be late.
Key points
- It gives instructions to someone absent, or to “us”: لِيَدْخُلْ let him come in · لِتَجْلِسْ let her sit · لِنَقْرَأْ let’s read. For “you”, use the ordinary command from lesson 17.
- A famous hadith: فَلْيَقُلْ خَيْرًا أَوْ لِيَصْمُتْ (let him say something good or keep silent).
- To say “let him not”, use لَا with the silent ending: لَا يَتَأَخَّرْ أَحَدٌ (let no one be late), just like لَا تَكْتُبْ in lesson 27.
Practice
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Say “Let’s eat.”
لِنَأْكُلْ li-na’kul
Say “Let him read the book.”
لِيَقْرَأِ الْكِتَابَ li-yaqra’i l-kitaaba
Say “Let’s travel tomorrow.”
لِنُسَافِرْ غَدًا li-nusaafir ghadan