In a previous post, I introduced the active participle (اسم الفاعل) which is an important derivative that denotes the doer of the action of the person involved in doing the action. It has been noted that the active participle is formed from 3-lettered verbs (form I) by following the pattern (فاعل), for example (عامل – عمل) “worked –worker”

To form the active participle (اسم الفاعل) from other verb forms, there is not a single pattern you can follow in the same way, but there is a simple process that you can follow to make the form. The first step is to make the present form of the verb, then you replace the first letter of the present form with the letter (مُ) and place a kasra (ـِ) “short i” on the penultimate letter, i.e. the one before last. It may seem like a long process, but it is very easy.

Let’s practice with form II to V and use the words we make in sentences:

أخي مُدرِّس في مدرسة ابتدائية وأختي مُدرِّسة في مدرسة ثانوية.

“My brother is a teacher at a primary school, and my sister is a teacher at a secondary school.”

كنت أريد مبادلة بعض طوابع البريد التي أجمعها ولكنني لم أجد مبادل.

“I wanted to exchange some of the stamps that I collect, but I did not find any one to exchange with.”

الشركة تحتاج إلى مشرف لخط الإنتاج الجديد.

“The company needs a supervisor for the new production line.”

صديقتي منى ذكية ومتعلمة.

“My friend Mona is intelligent and educated.”