it must be conjugated according to the corresponding pronouns
Conjugation:
لَسْتُ
/lastu/
I am not
لَسْنا
/lasnaa/
We are not
Conjugation:
لَسْتَ
/lasta/
You are not (Masculine)
لَسْتِ
/lasti/
You are not (Feminine)
Conjugation:
لَيْسَ
/laysa/
He is not
لَيْسَتْ
/laysat/
She is not
Conjugation:
لَسْتُمْ
/lastum/
You are not (Plural)
لَيْسوا
/laysoo/
They are not
Example:
هِيَ لَيْسَتْ سارَةَ
/hiya laysat saarata/
She is not Sara
غَيْرُ
/ghayru/
Is a negation tool for adjectives
As in
غَيْرُ جَيِّدٍ
/ghayru jayyidin/
Not good
غَيْرُ كافٍ
/ghayru kaafin/
Means
Not enough
لَمْ
/lam/
Is used to express an action that did not happen in the past.
The used verb has the form of present tense
As in
لَمْ أَذْهَبْ إِلى السُّوقِ
/lam ʼaTHhab ʼilaa issooqi/
I did not go to the market
Examples:
لَمْ أَتَناوَلْ الفُطورَ
/lam ʼatanaawal ilfuToora/
I did not have breakfast
لَمْ أُقابِلْ صَديقي
/lam ʼuqaabil Sadeeqee/
I did not meet my friend
لا
/laa/
Is a negation tool for present tense for habits and dislikes
لا أَشْرَبُ القَهْوَةَ
/laa ʼashrabu ilqahwata/
I do not drink coffee
Examples:
لا أُمارِسُ الرِّياضَةَ
/laa ʼumaarisu irryaadhata/
I do not work out
لا أَتَكَلَّمُ العَرَبِيَّةَ
/laa ʼatakallamu ilʻarabiyyata/
I do not speak Arabic
لَنْ
/lan/
Is a negation tool for future tense
Examples:
لَنْ نَذْهَبَ
/lan naTHhaba/
We will not go
لَنْ أُمارِسَ
/lan ʼumaarisa/
I will not practice
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