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If this happens…

Connect a condition to a result.

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How it works

إنْ, إذا and لو do different jobs; do not use a single English if rule for all three.

An imperative result and certain other result clauses require linking فـ.

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إِنْ تَدْرُسْ تَنْجَحْ

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Use إن to say “If you read, you will understand”.

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إِنْ تَقْرَأْ تَفْهَمْ.

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Sources & learning notes

Lesson explanations and exercises are written for knowmyquran. Recorded examples are adapted from the linked open Arabic textbooks. The course teaches Modern Standard Arabic; the stages describe content, rather than a proficiency certificate.

Grammar reference: Madinah Arabic grammar course. Additional written examples are site-authored.