LessonsEmphatic Lām and the Heavy and Light Nūn ParadigmsQuiz

These are the six second-person passive heavy-nūn positions:

Word / formMeaning / explanation
لَتُفْعَلَنَّsecond masculine singular
لَتُفْعَلَانِّsecond masculine dual
لَتُفْعَلُنَّsecond masculine plural
لَتُفْعَلِنَّsecond feminine singular
لَتُفْعَلَانِّsecond feminine dual
لَتُفْعَلْنَانِّsecond feminine plural

لَتُفْعَلَنَّ refers to one male addressee, while لَتُفْعَلِنَّ addresses one woman. Both are passive; fatḥa versus kasrah before the heavy nūn differentiates them. The other forms preserve the relevant distinctions of number and gender.

Opening interactive controls...

Heavy passive: all six second-person positions

Emphatic Lām and the Heavy and Light Nūn Paradigms

These are the six second-person passive heavy-nūn positions:

Word / formMeaning / explanation
لَتُفْعَلَنَّsecond masculine singular
لَتُفْعَلَانِّsecond masculine dual
لَتُفْعَلُنَّsecond masculine plural
لَتُفْعَلِنَّsecond feminine singular
لَتُفْعَلَانِّsecond feminine dual
لَتُفْعَلْنَانِّsecond feminine plural

لَتُفْعَلَنَّ refers to one male addressee, while لَتُفْعَلِنَّ addresses one woman. Both are passive; fatḥa versus kasrah before the heavy nūn differentiates them. The other forms preserve the relevant distinctions of number and gender.