To express prohibition (النهي) in Arabic, we use the particle (لا) with the present tense form of the verb conjugated with you. In this post, I explain how to make orders with (أنتَ) you singular masculine.

Consider the following examples:

أنتَ تفتح.

You open.

لا تفتحْ.

Don’t open!

أنتَ تستمع.

You listen.

لا تستمعْ.

Don’t listen!

أنتَ تحمل.

You carry.

لا تحمل ْ.

Don’t carry!

It should be noted that when (لا) is used for prohibition before a present tense verb, it becomes in the jussive case (المجزوم), i.e. it ends in (سكون) like the examples.