Conjugating the Present Passive Tense (Mudhaari' Majhool)

1. What Is Mudhaari' Majhool?

Mudhaari' Majhool is the passive form of the present/future verb.
It describes an action being done, or an action that will be done, without naming the doer.
Compare:
يَنْصُرُ
He helps / he will help.
يُنْصَرُ
He is helped / he will be helped.
The person affected by the action becomes the focus.

2. The Two Main Vowel Changes

To change the basic active Mudhaari' pattern into passive, make two main vowel changes:

Passive vowelPart of the verb
DhammahMudhaari' prefix
Fathahmiddle root letter (Ayn)

The final root letter remains in its corresponding state.
Basic transformation:
يَفْعُلُ → يُفْعَلُ

3. Apply the Rule to a Real Verb

Take the active present verb:
يَنْصُرُ
Meaning: “he helps / he will help”.
Now apply the passive rule:
• the prefix changes from يَ to يُ
• the middle root letter takes Fathah
Result:
يُنْصَرُ
Meaning: “he is helped / he will be helped”.

4. The Person Endings Stay Familiar

The passive present uses the same 14-person grid and familiar endings as the active present.

PassiveActive
يُفْعَلُيَفْعُلُ
يُفْعَلَانِيَفْعُلَانِ
يُفْعَلُونَيَفْعُلُونَ
تُفْعَلِينَتَفْعُلِينَ
نُفْعَلُنَفْعُلُ

Shortcut: change the active stem vowels to the passive pattern, but keep the same person/number endings.

5. The Complete 14-Form Passive Grid

PluralDualSingularGroup
يُفْعَلُونَيُفْعَلَانِيُفْعَلُMasculine Ghaa'ib
يُفْعَلْنَتُفْعَلَانِتُفْعَلُFeminine Ghaa'ib
تُفْعَلُونَتُفْعَلَانِتُفْعَلُMasculine Haadhir
تُفْعَلْنَتُفْعَلَانِتُفْعَلِينَFeminine Haadhir
نُفْعَلُ—أُفْعَلُMutakallim

Read the grid by the same 6 + 6 + 2 person structure you already know.

6. Active and Passive with the Same Root

Using the root related to helping, compare the same person in both voices:

Passive meaningPassiveActive meaningActive
he is helpedيُنْصَرُhe helpsيَنْصُرُ
you (one woman) are helpedتُنْصَرِينَyou (one woman) helpتَنْصُرِينَ
I am helpedأُنْصَرُI helpأَنْصُرُ

The grammatical person stays the same; the voice changes from active to passive.

7. A Fast Recognition Rule

In the basic pattern taught here, look first at two places:
• the Mudhaari' prefix has Dhammah
• the middle root letter has Fathah
Example:
يُفْعَلُ
This makes the passive pattern visually distinct from the active pattern:
يَفْعُلُ → يُفْعَلُ
Use this as a recognition clue, then confirm the exact Seegah from the prefix and ending.

8. The Main Idea to Remember

Three things are enough for the core of this level:
• Mudhaari' Majhool does not name the doer.
• Passive pattern: Dhammah on the Mudhaari' prefix + Fathah on the middle root letter.
• The familiar 14-person endings remain in the same positions.
So the basic transformation is:
يَفْعُلُ → يُفْعَلُ
Once this change is clear, the full passive conjugation becomes much easier.