LessonsComplete Past-Tense Paradigm: Active, Passive, Affirmative and NegativeQuiz

Masculine second-person forms address one man, two men or a group of men. They use different endings from the third-person forms.

TypeFirst formSecond form
Singularفَعَلْتَ: you (one male) did.فُعِلْتَ: you were acted upon.
Dualفَعَلْتُمَا: you two did.فُعِلْتُمَا: you two were acted upon.
Pluralفَعَلْتُمْ: you men did.فُعِلْتُمْ: you men were acted upon.

The endings ـتَ، ـتُمَا، ـتُمْ distinguish singular, dual and plural. The vowel pattern inside the stem changes with voice, but person and number stay constant.

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Second-person masculine: affirmative active and passive

Complete Past-Tense Paradigm: Active, Passive, Affirmative and Negative

Masculine second-person forms address one man, two men or a group of men. They use different endings from the third-person forms.

TypeFirst formSecond form
Singularفَعَلْتَ: you (one male) did.فُعِلْتَ: you were acted upon.
Dualفَعَلْتُمَا: you two did.فُعِلْتُمَا: you two were acted upon.
Pluralفَعَلْتُمْ: you men did.فُعِلْتُمْ: you men were acted upon.

The endings ـتَ، ـتُمَا، ـتُمْ distinguish singular, dual and plural. The vowel pattern inside the stem changes with voice, but person and number stay constant.