LessonsThe Passive Past TenseQuiz

Some examples have no direct object to promote.

طَبَعَ اللَّهُ عَلَى قُلُوبِهِمْ → طُبِعَ عَلَى قُلُوبِهِمْ
غَضِبَ زَيْدٌ عَلَيْهِمْ → غُضِبَ عَلَيْهِمْ

Here the prepositional phrase is treated together as نائب الفاعل, and the passive verb remains singular. Do not invent a direct object where the sentence uses a preposition.

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A Passive with a Prepositional Complement

The Passive Past Tense

Some examples have no direct object to promote.

طَبَعَ اللَّهُ عَلَى قُلُوبِهِمْ → طُبِعَ عَلَى قُلُوبِهِمْ
غَضِبَ زَيْدٌ عَلَيْهِمْ → غُضِبَ عَلَيْهِمْ

Here the prepositional phrase is treated together as نائب الفاعل, and the passive verb remains singular. Do not invent a direct object where the sentence uses a preposition.