LessonsFull Conjugation of the Yāʾ-Final Verb رَمَى يَرْمِيQuiz

The imperative lām takes a jussive imperfect and can express a command or injunction for non-addressee persons as well:

PersonActive jussive commandPassive jussive command
heلِيَرْمِلِيُرْمَ
they twoلِيَرْمِيَالِيُرْمَيَا
they menلِيَرْمُوالِيُرْمَوْا
sheلِتَرْمِلِتُرْمَ
Iلِأَرْمِلِأُرْمَ
weلِنَرْمِلِنُرْمَ

لِيَرْمِ: let him throw. لِيُرْمَ: let it be thrown. The passive has a different grammatical focus: the affected entity, not the performer.

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Imperative Lām in Active and Passive

Full Conjugation of the Yāʾ-Final Verb رَمَى يَرْمِي

The imperative lām takes a jussive imperfect and can express a command or injunction for non-addressee persons as well:

PersonActive jussive commandPassive jussive command
heلِيَرْمِلِيُرْمَ
they twoلِيَرْمِيَالِيُرْمَيَا
they menلِيَرْمُوالِيُرْمَوْا
sheلِتَرْمِلِتُرْمَ
Iلِأَرْمِلِأُرْمَ
weلِنَرْمِلِنُرْمَ

لِيَرْمِ: let him throw. لِيُرْمَ: let it be thrown. The passive has a different grammatical focus: the affected entity, not the performer.