Conjugating standard Imperative Verbs (Active & Passive)

1. Two Ways the Imperative Appears

In this level, the standard imperative forms fall into two structural groups.

How it is formedCommand type
directly from the addressed active form; no command-Laamactive addressed command
prefixed with the command particlethird-person, first-person, and passive commands

The command particle used in the second group is:
لِـ

2. The Six Direct Active Commands

The active addressed command has exactly 6 forms.

FormPosition
اِفْعِلْsingular masculine Haadhir
اِفْعِلَاdual masculine Haadhir
اِفْعِلُوْاplural masculine Haadhir
اِفْعِلِيْsingular feminine Haadhir
اِفْعِلَاdual feminine Haadhir
اِفْعِلْنَplural feminine Haadhir

These are direct commands, so no command-Laam is placed before them.

3. The Eight Active Commands for Ghaa'ib and Mutakallim

The 6 Ghaa'ib forms and 2 Mutakallim forms are made with the command particle at the beginning.
لِـ

FormPosition
لِيَفْعِلْsingular masculine Ghaa'ib
لِيَفْعِلَاdual masculine Ghaa'ib
لِيَفْعِلُوْاplural masculine Ghaa'ib
لِتَفْعِلْsingular feminine Ghaa'ib
لِتَفْعِلَاdual feminine Ghaa'ib
لِيَفْعِلْنَplural feminine Ghaa'ib
لِأَفْعِلْMutakallim singular
لِنَفْعِلْMutakallim plural

4. What Does Laam of Command Do?

The command particle is a governing particle and gives Jazm to the Mudhaari' form.
Its visible effect follows the familiar jussive pattern:
• where the form ends in Dhammah, Jazm produces Sukoon
• where Noon-e-I'raabi is present, that Noon drops
Examples:
لِيَفْعِلْ
لِيَفْعِلَا
لِيَفْعِلُوْا

5. All Passive Commands Use Laam of Command

In the passive command, all 14 positions use the command particle.
The passive pattern is recognized by the passive Mudhaari' vowels.

PluralDualSingularGroup
لِيُفْعَلُوْالِيُفْعَلَالِيُفْعَلْmasculine Ghaa'ib
لِيُفْعَلْنَلِتُفْعَلَالِتُفْعَلْfeminine Ghaa'ib
لِتُفْعَلُوْالِتُفْعَلَالِتُفْعَلْmasculine Haadhir
لِتُفْعَلْنَلِتُفْعَلَالِتُفْعَلِيْfeminine Haadhir
لِنُفْعَلْ—لِأُفْعَلْMutakallim

6. Active and Passive Commands Side by Side

Compare the same grammatical position in active and passive voice.

PassiveActivePosition
لِيُفْعَلْلِيَفْعِلْsingular masculine Ghaa'ib
لِتُفْعَلْلِتَفْعِلْsingular feminine Ghaa'ib
لِأُفْعَلْلِأَفْعِلْMutakallim singular

The command-Laam is the same; the active/passive distinction comes from the verb's vowel pattern.

7. Important Ending Patterns

The imperative keeps the familiar jussive endings.

ExamplePattern
اُنْصُرَاdual ends with Alif
اُنْصُرُوْاmasculine plural loses Noon-e-I'raabi
اُنْصُرِيْsingular feminine Haadhir loses Noon-e-I'raabi
اُنْصُرْنَfeminine plural fixed Noon remains

8. A Simple Map of the Whole Lesson

Read the imperative system in three blocks:
1. Active Haadhir: 6 direct commands, no command-Laam.
2. Active Ghaa'ib + Mutakallim: 8 forms with command-Laam.
3. Passive: all 14 forms with command-Laam.
Then apply the familiar jussive ending rules.
This gives a clean structural map instead of memorizing each form separately.