To form the imperfect passive from the active, place ḍammah on the imperfect prefix and fatḥah on the penultimate root consonant, while preserving the person-number-gender endings.
Word / formMeaning / explanation
يَفْعَلُ → يُفْعَلُhe does → he is acted upon.
تَفْعَلُ → تُفْعَلُyou do → you are acted upon.
أَفْعَلُ → أُفْعَلُI do → I am acted upon.
نَفْعَلُ → نُفْعَلُwe do → we are acted upon.
In the passive, the event is predicated of the grammatical passive subject, not expressed with an active agent. Person, number and gender still remain identifiable.