LessonsComplete Conjugation of the Hollow Wāw Verb: Qāla–YaqūluQuiz

The active perfect expresses someone’s saying; the passive perfect presents the saying without naming the agent in the verb form.

PositionActive perfectPassive perfect
هُوَقَالَقِيلَ
هُمَا (م)قَالَاقِيلَا
هُمْقَالُواقِيلُوا
هِيَقَالَتْقِيلَتْ
هُمَا (ف)قَالَتَاقِيلَتَا
هُنَّقُلْنَقِلْنَ
أَنْتَقُلْتَقِلْتَ
أَنْتُمَا (م)قُلْتُمَاقِلْتُمَا
أَنْتُمْقُلْتُمْقِلْتُمْ
أَنْتِقُلْتِقِلْتِ
أَنْتُمَا (ف)قُلْتُمَاقِلْتُمَا
أَنْتُنَّقُلْتُنَّقِلْتُنَّ
أَنَاقُلْتُقِلْتُ
نَحْنُقُلْنَاقِلْنَا

Compare قَالَ / قِيلَ, with their different long vowels, and قُلْتَ / قِلْتَ, where the long middle vowel has disappeared but ḍammah versus kasrah distinguishes active from passive.

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The Complete Perfect Active and Passive

Complete Conjugation of the Hollow Wāw Verb: Qāla–Yaqūlu

The active perfect expresses someone’s saying; the passive perfect presents the saying without naming the agent in the verb form.

PositionActive perfectPassive perfect
هُوَقَالَقِيلَ
هُمَا (م)قَالَاقِيلَا
هُمْقَالُواقِيلُوا
هِيَقَالَتْقِيلَتْ
هُمَا (ف)قَالَتَاقِيلَتَا
هُنَّقُلْنَقِلْنَ
أَنْتَقُلْتَقِلْتَ
أَنْتُمَا (م)قُلْتُمَاقِلْتُمَا
أَنْتُمْقُلْتُمْقِلْتُمْ
أَنْتِقُلْتِقِلْتِ
أَنْتُمَا (ف)قُلْتُمَاقِلْتُمَا
أَنْتُنَّقُلْتُنَّقِلْتُنَّ
أَنَاقُلْتُقِلْتُ
نَحْنُقُلْنَاقِلْنَا

Compare قَالَ / قِيلَ, with their different long vowels, and قُلْتَ / قِلْتَ, where the long middle vowel has disappeared but ḍammah versus kasrah distinguishes active from passive.