No. 15 in Arabic
لم
"لم" is a negative particle meaning "did not" or "has not."
In a sentence
لم أذهب إلى المدرسة أمس.
I did not go to school yesterday.
Here, 'لم' negates the verb in the past tense, indicating an action that did not happen.
لم يفعل شيئاً بخصوص المشكلة.
He did not do anything about the problem.
In this sentence, 'لم' is used to negate the action in the past tense, reinforcing its role as a negation particle.
لم يتمكن من حضور الاجتماع.
He could not attend the meeting.
The word 'لم' negates the past-tense sentence, stressing the non-occurrence of the subject's ability to attend.
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