LessonsThe Passive ImperfectQuiz

Keep the verb singular before an explicit deputy subject.

● يُفْتَحُ الْبَابُ — The door is opened.
● تُقْرَأُ الرِّسَالَةُ — The letter is read.
● يُعْرَفُ الْمُجْرِمُونَ — The criminals are recognized.

The verb is singular because the explicit deputy subject follows it. Its initial prefix still agrees with masculine or feminine gender: يُـ with a masculine noun and تُـ with a feminine noun.

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When an Explicit Noun Follows

The Passive Imperfect

Keep the verb singular before an explicit deputy subject.

● يُفْتَحُ الْبَابُ — The door is opened.
● تُقْرَأُ الرِّسَالَةُ — The letter is read.
● يُعْرَفُ الْمُجْرِمُونَ — The criminals are recognized.

The verb is singular because the explicit deputy subject follows it. Its initial prefix still agrees with masculine or feminine gender: يُـ with a masculine noun and تُـ with a feminine noun.