The Imperative: Active and Passive Paradigms and Formation Rules

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• What is the basic function of an imperative?
• Which person does لِيَفْعَلْ represent?
• What is the active counterpart of لِيُفْعَلْ?
• Which particle forms an ordinary third-person active imperative?
• What is the ordinary third-person masculine plural imperative of يَفْعَلُونَ?
• What is the direct masculine-plural imperative based on تَفْعَلُونَ?
• What kind of imperative is اِفْعَلْ?
• Why is the initial tāʾ removed in direct active imperatives?
• Why does hamzat al-waṣl appear in اِضْرِبْ from تَضْرِبُ?
• What is the direct active imperative of تَنْصُرُ?
• Which imperative is derived from تَسْمَعُ?
• What is the correct direct active imperative of تُعَلِّمُ?
• When is hamzat al-waṣl unnecessary in a direct active imperative?
• What is the ordinary imperative of تَفْعَلِينَ?
• What imperative is formed from تَفْعَلْنَ?
• Which nūn is normally removed from jussive imperative endings?
• What is the central distinction between لِيَفْعَلْ and لَيَفْعَلَنَّ?
• What is combined in لِيَفْعَلَنَّ?
• Which heavy-nūn imperative corresponds to اِفْعَلْ?
• What kind of nūn appears in اِفْعَلَنْ?
• Which person position is absent from the book’s light-nūn paradigm?
• How many positions are filled in each light-nūn active or passive table?
• What person and number does اِفْعَلُنَّ emphasise?
• Which person uses the separating alif in اِفْعَلْنَانِّ?
• What type of instruction is expressed by لِتُفْعَلْ?
• How should لِأَفْعَلْ be understood?
• What person is represented by لِنَفْعَلْ?
• Why does the medial ت remain in اِجْتَنِبْ after removing the imperfect prefix?
• Why do اُكْتُبْ and اِسْمَعْ begin with differently vowelled connecting hamzahs?
• Which pair shows active and passive imperatives in the same person slot?