LessonsPassive Participles: Definition, Six Forms and DerivationQuiz

The source paradigm presents nominative forms, using -āni in the dual and -ūna in the masculine plural. Syntactic case can change those endings.

Word / formMeaning / explanation
مَنْصُورَانِtwo men helped, nominative.
مَنْصُورَيْنِthe same dual in accusative/genitive.
مَنْصُورُونَmen helped, nominative.
مَنْصُورِينَthe same plural in accusative/genitive.

The gender and number do not change; syntax alters the case ending. These case endings do not convert a passive participle into an active one.

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Passive Participles: Definition, Six Forms and Derivation

The source paradigm presents nominative forms, using -āni in the dual and -ūna in the masculine plural. Syntactic case can change those endings.

Word / formMeaning / explanation
مَنْصُورَانِtwo men helped, nominative.
مَنْصُورَيْنِthe same dual in accusative/genitive.
مَنْصُورُونَmen helped, nominative.
مَنْصُورِينَthe same plural in accusative/genitive.

The gender and number do not change; syntax alters the case ending. These case endings do not convert a passive participle into an active one.