Conjugating the standard Prohibitive Verb (Active & Passive)

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Lesson

1. Introduction to Prohibitive Conjugation

◦ Now we study the complete 14-form active and passive conjugation tables for the standard prohibitive verb. ◦ We will apply the jussive (Jazm) endings across all 14 forms: putting Sukoon on the 5 forms and dropping the Noon-e-I'raabi from the 7 forms.

2. Complete Active Prohibitive Table (نہی معروف)

Person/genderSingularDualPlural Third person masculineلَا يَفْعُلْلَا يَفْعِلَالَا يَفْعِلُوْا Third person feminineلَا تَفْعِلْلَا تَفْعِلَالَا يَفْعُلْنَ Second person masculineلَا تَفْعِلْلَا تَفْعِلَالَا تَفْعُلُوْا Second person feminineلَا تَفْعِلِيْلَا تَفْعِلَالَا تَفْعِلْنَ First personلَا أَفْعِلْ—لَا نَفْعِلْ ◦ Recite the active prohibitive grid, noting the silent endings and dropped Noons:

3. Complete Passive Prohibitive Table (نہی مجہول)

Person/genderSingularDualPlural Third person masculineلَا يُفْعَلْلَا يُفْعَلَالَا يُفْعَلُوْا Third person feminineلَا تُفْعَلْلَا تُفْعَلَالَا يُفْعَلْنَ Second person masculineلَا تُفْعَلْلَا تُفْعَلَالَا تُفْعَلُوْا Second person feminineلَا تُفْعَلِيْلَا تُفْعَلَالَا تُفْعَلْنَ First personلَا أُفْعَلْ—لَا نُفْعَلْ ◦ The passive prohibitive table. Prefix carries Dhummah and middle letter carries Fathah, governed identically:

4. Ending Analysis: Dropped Noons and Silent Alif

◦ Note that in the plural masculine forms (لَا يَفْعِلُوْا and لَا تَفْعُلُوْا), after dropping the Noon-e-I'raabi, a silent spelling Alif (ا) is appended after the remaining Waaw. ◦ In both plural feminine forms (لَا يَفْعُلْنَ and لَا تَفْعِلْنَ), the ending Noon remains completely unchanged because it is a subject pronoun and is indeclinable (مبنی).

5. Deep-Dive Practical Application with "Nasara"

◦ Use this slide to recite and solidify the active/passive voice distinctions under the prohibitive tables.

Practice questions

Question 1: Choose the correct answer

What is the correct active plural masculine third-person prohibitive form?

  • لَا يَفْعِلُوْا
  • لَا تَفْعُلُوْا
  • لَا يَفْعُلْنَ
  • لَا يُفْعَلُوْا

Question 2: Choose the correct answer

Parse the conjugation form لَا تَفْعِلْنَ. What grammatical actor does it represent?

  • Plural Feminine Addressed Active
  • Plural Feminine Third Person Active
  • Plural Masculine Addressed Active
  • Plural Feminine Addressed Passive

Question 3: Match the correct pairs

Match each prohibitive verb to its correct grammatical voice and person.

Question 4: Choose the correct answer

Select the correct standard prohibitive form for: "Do not help (all males)!" (Active Addressed Plural).

  • لَا تَنْصُرُوْا
  • لَا يَنْصُرُوْا
  • لَا تُنْصَرُوْا

Question 5: Sort into the correct groups

Sort these prohibitive verbs based on whether they contain the addressed marker تَ or the third-person marker يَ.

Question 6: Choose the correct answer

Translate the verb لَا نُنْصَرْ naturally based on its voice (using root meaning "to help").

  • Let us not help — جمع متکلم معروف
  • Let us not be helped — جمع متکلم مجہول
  • We do not help — جمع متکلم نفی
  • Do not help! — جمع حاضر نہی

Question 7: Choose the correct answer

Why does the ending of لَا يَفْعُلْنَ remain ـنَ (retains Noon) even though prohibitive لَا is a governing jazm-causing particle?

  • Because it is a subject pronoun which is indeclinable (mabni)
  • Due to a printing exception
  • Because it is a passive verb
  • It has dual letters

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