Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books A Hundred and One Rules in Arabic Grammar! Negation of the Future Tense (Revisited). ============================================= When the future verb is marked by ( سَـ ) the negation particle that is used should be** لنْ** followed by the verb in the subjunctive mood.
** ** ** لنْ أذهَبَ إلی البَيتِ** becomes سأذهَبُ إلی البَيتِ If the future tense is marked by** سَوفَ** then such a construction may be made negative by placing لا before the imperfect indicative verb**.** سوفَ لا أذهبُ إلی البيتِ becomes سوفَ أذهبُ إلی البَيتِ Previous Next