diff --git a/src/arabic/ParadigmsAra.gf b/src/arabic/ParadigmsAra.gf
index 5645c7368..6edfea7c3 100644
--- a/src/arabic/ParadigmsAra.gf
+++ b/src/arabic/ParadigmsAra.gf
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ resource ParadigmsAra = open
   mkVS  v = v ** {lock_VS = <>} ;
   mkVQ  v = v ** {lock_VQ = <>} ;
 
-  regVV : V -> VV = \v -> lin VV v ** {c2 = []} ;
+  regVV : V -> VV = \v -> lin VV v ** {c2 = "أَنْ"} ;
   c2VV : V -> Str -> VV = \v,prep -> regVV v ** {c2 = prep} ;
 
   V0 : Type = V ;
diff --git a/src/arabic/StructuralAra.gf b/src/arabic/StructuralAra.gf
index 36ba135be..fb7ae0b12 100644
--- a/src/arabic/StructuralAra.gf
+++ b/src/arabic/StructuralAra.gf
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ concrete StructuralAra of Structural = CatAra **
 --  but_PConj = ss "بُت" ;
   by8agent_Prep = ss "بِ" ;
   by8means_Prep = ss "بِ" ;
---  can8know_VV, can_VV = {
+  can_VV = mkVV (mkV "طوع" FormX) ;
+--  can8know_VV = {
 --    s = table VVForm [["بي َبلي تْ"] ; "عَن" ; "عُْلد" ;
 --         ["بّن َبلي تْ"] ; ["بِنغ َبلي تْ"] ; "عَنءت" ; "عُْلدنءت"] ;
 --    isAux = True
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ concrete StructuralAra of Structural = CatAra **
 --  more_CAdv = ss "مْري" ;
   most_Predet = mkPredet  "أَكثَر" True ;
   much_Det = mkDet "الكَثِير مِنَ" Pl Const ;
-  must_VV = mkVV (v1 "وجب" a i) "أن" ;
+  must_VV = mkVV (v1 "وجب" a i) ;
 --    s = table VVForm [["بي هَثي تْ"] ; "مُست" ; ["هَد تْ"] ;
 --         ["هَد تْ"] ; ["هَثِنغ تْ"] ; "مُستنءت" ; ["هَدنءت تْ"]] ; ----
 --    isAux = True