LessonsActive Participles: Definition, Patterns, Paradigms and DerivationQuiz

For a regular sound triliteral, فَاعِلٌ is more than a change of final case ending. An alif is inserted after the first radical and the second radical receives kasrah.

Word / formMeaning / explanation
كَتَبَ ← كَاتِبٌwriter.
تَرَكَ ← تَارِكٌone who leaves.
مَنَعَ ← مَانِعٌone who prevents.

Recognising the radicals gives the pattern; number and gender endings are then added to the participle.

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Active Participles: Definition, Patterns, Paradigms and Derivation

For a regular sound triliteral, فَاعِلٌ is more than a change of final case ending. An alif is inserted after the first radical and the second radical receives kasrah.

Word / formMeaning / explanation
كَتَبَ ← كَاتِبٌwriter.
تَرَكَ ← تَارِكٌone who leaves.
مَنَعَ ← مَانِعٌone who prevents.

Recognising the radicals gives the pattern; number and gender endings are then added to the participle.