Why does the verb khafa break when we add it to the active subject?
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The student: When we conjugate it for the active subject.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The student: For the active subject, we say khufta.
The Shaykh : Khufta.
The student: ... This is a waw verb.
The Shaykh : How?
The student: The root of this word is a waw verb.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is correct, its root is a waw verb, but when it is conjugated for the active subject, its first letter is broken, even though it is a waw verb, because the root of khafa is khawifa with a kasrah, even though it is a waw verb. That is why you say: khiftu min al-asad (I feared the lion) or khufta min al-asad (you were feared by the lion)? Answer, what do you say?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Khiftu min al-asad or khufta min al-asad.
The student: The first one.
The Shaykh : That is not correct. If you want to say that you are the one who is afraid, you say khiftu, do you understand? Good, Abdullah?
The student: Yes.
Another student: May Allah preserve you. In the first lesson, I listen to someone explaining the Alfiyyah, and he speaks about "And alif, waw, and nun when..." and so on.
The Shaykh : And how?
The student: According to Ibn Malik.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The student: For the active subject, we say khufta.
The Shaykh : Khufta.
The student: ... This is a waw verb.
The Shaykh : How?
The student: The root of this word is a waw verb.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is correct, its root is a waw verb, but when it is conjugated for the active subject, its first letter is broken, even though it is a waw verb, because the root of khafa is khawifa with a kasrah, even though it is a waw verb. That is why you say: khiftu min al-asad (I feared the lion) or khufta min al-asad (you were feared by the lion)? Answer, what do you say?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Khiftu min al-asad or khufta min al-asad.
The student: The first one.
The Shaykh : That is not correct. If you want to say that you are the one who is afraid, you say khiftu, do you understand? Good, Abdullah?
The student: Yes.
Another student: May Allah preserve you. In the first lesson, I listen to someone explaining the Alfiyyah, and he speaks about "And alif, waw, and nun when..." and so on.
The Shaykh : And how?
The student: According to Ibn Malik.