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Oh is form 2 imperative then? And yeah I really should, but there's no Arabic speakers in my area and tutors cost SO much money but لست عندي المال
- There is no imperative form, the imperative is a mood that you can turn almost any verb into.
  لست عندي المال
  ليس عندي المال. المال هو اسم ليس. Do you remember my old account? Anyway, money shouldn't be an issue. I'm actually thinking about starting a pay-what-you-want beginner class for comrades if there is enough interest and no scheduling issues. I'll DM you when the account is old enough and if I can't help with tutoring then I'll at least help you with the resources and the problems you have.
  
  I do remember your old account now. I'm excited to hear from you.
  
  There is no imperative form,
  I'm sorry, I meant to say emphatic. I know that imperative is a mood.
  ليس عندي المال When do I conjugate or not conjugate laisa? I was intending this to be laisa first person singular, but I recognize that that looks the same as third person feminine. Is lastu 3ndii redundant? Also, is "المال هو اسم ليس " al-maal is laisa's name (in this case gender/conjugation)?
  
  I meant to say emphatic
  Yeah form 2 can give the meaning of doing something intensively and/or repeatedly:
  كَسَر to break
  كَسَّر to smash
  And the other common meaning of form 2 is being causative, making someone do something:
  عَلِم to know
  عَلَّم to teach (literally to make someone learn)
  Also, is "المال هو اسم ليس " al-maal is laisa’s name
  Yep which is why ليس is conjugated with third person singular. ليس is one of كان's sisters, do you know about those unique verbs? ليس, like كان, has a مبتدأ refereed to as اسم ليس and a خبر... so these verbs don't have a فاعل but the conjugation follows the مبتدأ, makes sense? I don't mind elaborating
  looks the same as third person feminine
  That would be ليست not لست
  
  That would be ليست not لست
  @AllCatsAreBeautiful Do you know why there is a difference? How comfortable are you with weak verbs?
  
  I understand the difference, that was a silly mistake earlier. I was thinking about how 2nd person masculine, feminine, and 1st person look the same. The information is coming back to me (somewhat) as you ask me these questions. I need to review my weak verbs for sure (particularly plurals). I also definitely don't remember the conjugations for terminally weak verbs (I can't even think of an example but I'm sure there are some).

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