LessonsComplete Conjugation of the Hollow Wāw Verb: Qāla–YaqūluQuiz

The imperfect generally appears as يَقُولُ in the active and يُقَالُ in the passive. Both derive from one root, but prefix and internal vowels distinguish the voice.

PositionActive imperfectPassive imperfect
هُوَيَقُولُيُقَالُ
هُمَا (م)يَقُولَانِيُقَالَانِ
هُمْيَقُولُونَيُقَالُونَ
هِيَتَقُولُتُقَالُ
هُمَا (ف)تَقُولَانِتُقَالَانِ
هُنَّيَقُلْنَيُقَلْنَ
أَنْتَتَقُولُتُقَالُ
أَنْتُمَا (م)تَقُولَانِتُقَالَانِ
أَنْتُمْتَقُولُونَتُقَالُونَ
أَنْتِتَقُولِينَتُقَالِينَ
أَنْتُمَا (ف)تَقُولَانِتُقَالَانِ
أَنْتُنَّتَقُلْنَتُقَلْنَ
أَنَاأَقُولُأُقَالُ
نَحْنُنَقُولُنُقَالُ

In the feminine third-person plural, يَقُلْنَ and يُقَلْنَ contrast by short vowels, not by long wāw versus alif.

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The Complete Imperfect Active and Passive

Complete Conjugation of the Hollow Wāw Verb: Qāla–Yaqūlu

The imperfect generally appears as يَقُولُ in the active and يُقَالُ in the passive. Both derive from one root, but prefix and internal vowels distinguish the voice.

PositionActive imperfectPassive imperfect
هُوَيَقُولُيُقَالُ
هُمَا (م)يَقُولَانِيُقَالَانِ
هُمْيَقُولُونَيُقَالُونَ
هِيَتَقُولُتُقَالُ
هُمَا (ف)تَقُولَانِتُقَالَانِ
هُنَّيَقُلْنَيُقَلْنَ
أَنْتَتَقُولُتُقَالُ
أَنْتُمَا (م)تَقُولَانِتُقَالَانِ
أَنْتُمْتَقُولُونَتُقَالُونَ
أَنْتِتَقُولِينَتُقَالِينَ
أَنْتُمَا (ف)تَقُولَانِتُقَالَانِ
أَنْتُنَّتَقُلْنَتُقَلْنَ
أَنَاأَقُولُأُقَالُ
نَحْنُنَقُولُنُقَالُ

In the feminine third-person plural, يَقُلْنَ and يُقَلْنَ contrast by short vowels, not by long wāw versus alif.