Active forms
Word / formMeaning / explanation
اِجْتَنَبَhe avoided.
يَجْتَنِبُhe avoids.
اِجْتِنَابًاavoiding (verbal noun).
مُجْتَنِبٌone who avoids.
اِجْتَنِبْavoid!
لَا تَجْتَنِبْdo not avoid!
Passive forms
Word / formMeaning / explanation
اُجْتُنِبَit was avoided.
يُجْتَنَبُit is avoided.
مُجْتَنَبٌsomething avoided.
The distinction is not the mere presence of the verb; it is which participant is foregrounded by the active or passive form.