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Identifying passive participles Posted by on May 9, 2014

Passive participle (اسم المفعول) is a specific form in Arabic which is used commonly to refer to the object of the action. This form is derived from verbs in certain ways. From form I verbs, e.g.كتب – درس – حمل  , the active participle follows the pattern مفعول , for example, كتب – مكتوب درس…

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Recognizing active participles Posted by on May 7, 2014

Active participle (اسم الفاعل) is a specific form in Arabic which is used commonly to refer to the doer of the action. This form is derived from verbs in certain ways. From form I verbs, e.g.كتب – درس – حمل  , the active participle follows the pattern فاعل , for example, كتب – كاتب درس…

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