LessonsThe Prohibitive: Active and Passive Paradigms with Emphatic NūnQuiz

Active — Passive — Active heavy — Passive heavy — Active light — Passive light
3rd-person masculine plural
Active: لَا يَفْعَلُوا
Passive: لَا يُفْعَلُوا
Active with heavy nūn: لَا يَفْعَلُنَّ
Passive with heavy nūn: لَا يُفْعَلُنَّ
Active with light nūn: لَا يَفْعَلُنْ
Passive with light nūn: لَا يُفْعَلُنْ
3rd-person feminine singular
Active: لَا تَفْعَلْ
Passive: لَا تُفْعَلْ
Active with heavy nūn: لَا تَفْعَلَنَّ
Passive with heavy nūn: لَا تُفْعَلَنَّ
Active with light nūn: لَا تَفْعَلَنْ
Passive with light nūn: لَا تُفْعَلَنْ
Ordinary plural prohibitives keep the wāw; emphatic forms show a contracted ending instead.

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Third-person masculine plural and feminine singular

The Prohibitive: Active and Passive Paradigms with Emphatic Nūn

Active — Passive — Active heavy — Passive heavy — Active light — Passive light
3rd-person masculine plural
Active: لَا يَفْعَلُوا
Passive: لَا يُفْعَلُوا
Active with heavy nūn: لَا يَفْعَلُنَّ
Passive with heavy nūn: لَا يُفْعَلُنَّ
Active with light nūn: لَا يَفْعَلُنْ
Passive with light nūn: لَا يُفْعَلُنْ
3rd-person feminine singular
Active: لَا تَفْعَلْ
Passive: لَا تُفْعَلْ
Active with heavy nūn: لَا تَفْعَلَنَّ
Passive with heavy nūn: لَا تُفْعَلَنَّ
Active with light nūn: لَا تَفْعَلَنْ
Passive with light nūn: لَا تُفْعَلَنْ
Ordinary plural prohibitives keep the wāw; emphatic forms show a contracted ending instead.