{"id":13515,"date":"2023-09-19T17:13:49","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T17:13:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kaleela.com\/en\/blog\/learning-the-passive-voice-in-arabic-the-right-way\/"},"modified":"2025-11-23T13:36:54","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T13:36:54","slug":"learning-the-passive-voice-in-arabic-the-right-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kaleela.com\/en\/blog\/learning-the-passive-voice-in-arabic-the-right-way\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Did It? Understanding the Passive Voice in Arabic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Welcome to an important grammatical concept that will deepen your understanding of Arabic sentences: the passive voice in Arabic! Just like in English, the passive voice in Arabic allows you to describe an action without necessarily naming the person or thing performing it. Mastering the difference between active and passive in Arabic will not only make your comprehension sharper but also give you more flexibility in expressing ideas. Let&#8217;s explore how this elegant grammatical structure works!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e5a104e4ff90956d063ad27dbc3087d3\" id=\"h-active-vs-passive-voice-in-arabic-the-core-difference\" style=\"color:#44beeb;font-size:24px\"><strong>Active vs. Passive Voice in Arabic: The Core Difference<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Before diving into the passive voice, let&#8217;s quickly review the active voice:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Active Voice (\u0627\u0644\u0645\u064e\u0628\u0652\u0646\u0650\u064a\u0651 \u0644\u0650\u0644\u0652\u0645\u064e\u0639\u0652\u0644\u064f\u0648\u0645 &#8211; Al-Mabn\u012b lil-Ma\u02bfl\u016bm): <\/strong>In an active sentence, the subject performs the action. The doer is known and explicitly stated.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>English Example<\/strong>: John opened the door. (John is the doer)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Arabic Example<\/strong>: \u0641\u064e\u062a\u064e\u062d\u064e \u062c\u064e\u0648\u0652\u0646\u064f \u0627\u0644\u0652\u0628\u064e\u0627\u0628\u064e. (Fata\u1e25a Jawnu al-b\u0101ba.) &#8211; John opened the door.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Passive Voice (\u0627\u0644\u0645\u064e\u0628\u0652\u0646\u0650\u064a\u0651 \u0644\u0650\u0644\u0652\u0645\u064e\u062c\u0652\u0647\u064f\u0648\u0644 &#8211; Al-Mabn\u012b lil-Majh\u016bl):<\/strong> In a passive sentence, the subject receives the action. The doer of the action is either unknown, unimportant, or deliberately not mentioned.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>English Example<\/strong>: The door was opened. (We don&#8217;t know who opened it, or it&#8217;s not relevant)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Arabic Example<\/strong>: \u0641\u064f\u062a\u0650\u062d\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0652\u0628\u064e\u0627\u0628\u064f. (Futi\u1e25a al-b\u0101bu.) &#8211; The door was opened.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Notice that in Arabic, forming the passive voice involves changing the verb&#8217;s form itself, rather than adding an auxiliary verb like &#8220;was&#8221; or &#8220;were&#8221; as in English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2142a7d9c7c269a505defb53db10f106\" id=\"h-forming-the-passive-voice-in-arabic-a-change-in-the-verb\" style=\"color:#44beeb;font-size:24px\"><strong>Forming the Passive Voice in Arabic: A Change in the Verb<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The rules for forming the passive in Arabic depend on the verb&#8217;s tense (past or present).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c4e6f5f2da8211f4ea6581f787b2c86a\" id=\"h-past-tense-passive-\u0641\u0639\u0644-\u0645\u0627\u0636-\u0645\u0628\u0646\u064a-\u0644\u0644\u0645\u062c\u0647\u0648\u0644-fi\u02bfl-ma\u1e0din-mabni-lil-majhul\" style=\"color:#e87336;font-size:20px\"><strong>Past Tense Passive (\u0641\u0639\u0644 \u0645\u0627\u0636\u064d \u0645\u0628\u0646\u064a \u0644\u0644\u0645\u062c\u0647\u0648\u0644 &#8211; Fi\u02bfl M\u0101\u1e0din Mabn\u012b lil-Majh\u016bl):<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To make a three-letter past tense verb passive, you apply a specific vowel change:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Rule: The first letter (\u0641\u064e\u0627\u0621 \u0627\u0644\u0652\u0641\u0650\u0639\u0652\u0644 &#8211; F\u0101\u02be al-Fi\u02bfl) takes a damma (\u0640\u064f ), and the letter before the last (\u0639\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0652\u0641\u0650\u0639\u0652\u0644 &#8211; \u02bfAyn al-Fi\u02bfl) takes a kasra (\u0640\u0650 ).\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>(For longer verbs, general rule is first letter damma, all vowels before last letter kasra, and last letter stays the same)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-border-color has-black-border-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"border-width:1px\"><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Active Verb (Past)<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Transliteration<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Meaning (Active)<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Passive Verb (Past)<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Transliteration<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Meaning (Passive)<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u0643\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0628\u064e<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Kataba<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">He wrote<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u0643\u064f\u062a\u0650\u0628\u064e<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Kutiba<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">It was written<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u0641\u064e\u062a\u064e\u062d\u064e<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Fata\u1e25a<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">He opened<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u0641\u064f\u062a\u0650\u062d\u064e<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Futi\u1e25a<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">It was opened<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u0634\u064e\u0631\u0650\u0628\u064e<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Shariba<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">He drank<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u0634\u064f\u0631\u0650\u0628\u064e<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Shuriba<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">It was drunk<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u0636\u064e\u0631\u064e\u0628\u064e<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u1e0caraba<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">He hit<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u0636\u064f\u0631\u0650\u0628\u064e<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u1e0curiba<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">He was hit<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u0642\u064f\u062a\u0650\u0644\u064e (More complex)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Qatala<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">He killed<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u0642\u064f\u062a\u0650\u0644\u064e<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Qutila<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">He was killed<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-625cbc05bd6ff6cf29bec8f06fc5ea08\" id=\"h-present-tense-passive-\u0641\u0639\u0644-\u0645\u0636\u0627\u0631\u0639-\u0645\u0628\u0646\u064a-\u0644\u0644\u0645\u062c\u0647\u0648\u0644-fi\u02bfl-mu\u1e0dari\u02bf-mabni-lil-majhul\" style=\"color:#e87336;font-size:20px\"><strong>Present Tense Passive (\u0641\u0639\u0644 \u0645\u0636\u0627\u0631\u0639 \u0645\u0628\u0646\u064a \u0644\u0644\u0645\u062c\u0647\u0648\u0644 &#8211; Fi\u02bfl Mu\u1e0d\u0101ri\u02bf Mabn\u012b lil-Majh\u016bl):<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To make a present tense verb passive, the rule is similar but with a slight difference for the letter before last:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Rule<\/strong>: The first letter (\u064a\u064e\u0627\u0621 \u0627\u0644\u0652\u0645\u064f\u0636\u064e\u0627\u0631\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0629 &#8211; Y\u0101\u02be al-Mu\u1e0d\u0101ra\u02bfah or \u062a\u064e\u0627\u0621 \u0627\u0644\u0652\u0645\u064f\u0636\u064e\u0627\u0631\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0629 &#8211; T\u0101\u02be al-Mu\u1e0d\u0101ra\u02bfah) takes a <strong>damma <\/strong>(\u0640\u064f ), and the letter before the last (\u0639\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0652\u0641\u0650\u0639\u0652\u0644 &#8211; \u02bfAyn al-Fi\u02bfl) takes a <strong>fatha <\/strong>(\u0640\u064e ).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-border-color has-black-border-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"border-width:1px\"><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Active Verb (Present)<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Transliteration<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Meaning (Active)<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Passive Verb (Present)<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Transliteration<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Meaning (Passive)<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u064a\u064e\u0643\u0652\u062a\u064f\u0628\u064f<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Yaktubu<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">He writes<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u064a\u064f\u0643\u0652\u062a\u064e\u0628\u064f<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Yuktabu<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">It is written<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u064a\u064e\u0641\u0652\u062a\u064e\u062d\u064f<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Yafta\u1e25u<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">He opens<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u064a\u064f\u0641\u0652\u062a\u064e\u062d\u064f<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Yufta\u1e25u<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">It is opened<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u064a\u064e\u0634\u0652\u0631\u064e\u0628\u064f<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Yashrabu<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">He drinks<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u064a\u064f\u0634\u0652\u0631\u064e\u0628\u064f<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Yushrabu<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">It is drunk<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u064a\u064f\u0636\u0652\u0631\u064e\u0628\u064f<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Ya\u1e0dribu<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">He hits<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">\u064a\u064f\u0636\u0652\u0631\u064e\u0628\u064f<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Yu\u1e0drabu<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">He is hit<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3ffc651e0494fe8a92eefd0c945a2088\" id=\"h-the-vice-subject-\u0646\u0627\u0626\u0628-\u0627\u0644\u0641\u0627\u0639\u0644-na\u02beib-al-fa\u02bfil\" style=\"color:#44beeb;font-size:24px\"><strong>The &#8220;Vice-Subject&#8221; (\u0646\u0627\u0626\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0641\u0627\u0639\u0644 &#8211; N\u0101\u02beib al-F\u0101\u02bfil)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When a sentence is made passive, the original object of the active verb takes the place of the subject. This new &#8220;subject&#8221; in the passive sentence is called the \u0646\u0627\u0626\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0641\u0627\u0639\u0644 (N\u0101\u02beib al-F\u0101\u02bfil), meaning &#8220;vice-subject&#8221; or &#8220;deputy subject.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <strong>N\u0101\u02beib al-F\u0101\u02bfil<\/strong> always takes the nominat<strong>ive case <\/strong>(\u0645\u064e\u0631\u0652\u0641\u064f\u0648\u0639 &#8211; marf\u016b\u02bf), just like a normal subject.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4c84974e79b0639c98b5e4f47b381f70\" id=\"h-example\" style=\"color:#e87336;font-size:20px\"><strong>Example:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Active<\/strong>: The boy broke the cup. &#8211; \u0643\u064e\u0633\u064e\u0631\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0652\u0648\u064e\u0644\u064e\u062f\u064f \u0627\u0644\u0652\u0643\u064f\u0648\u0628\u064e. (Kasara al-waladu al-k\u016bba.)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>(\u0627\u0644\u0652\u0648\u064e\u0644\u064e\u062f\u064f &#8211; al-waladu = Subject, \u0627\u0644\u0652\u0643\u064f\u0648\u0628\u064e &#8211; al-k\u016bba = Object)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Passive<\/strong>: The cup was broken. &#8211; \u0643\u064f\u0633\u0650\u0631\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0652\u0643\u064f\u0648\u0628\u064f. (Kusira al-k\u016bbu.)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>(\u0627\u0644\u0652\u0643\u064f\u0648\u0628\u064f &#8211; al-k\u016bbu = N\u0101\u02beib al-F\u0101\u02bfil, now in nominative case)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-99c6d23025e0b940a8844a881fdca7c2\" id=\"h-when-to-use-passive-in-arabic\" style=\"color:#44beeb;font-size:24px\"><strong>When to Use Passive in Arabic<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The passive voice in Arabic is used in situations similar to English:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>When the doer is unknown:<\/strong> The car was stolen. (\u0644\u0627 \u0646\u0639\u0631\u0641 \u0645\u0646 \u0633\u0631\u0642\u0647\u0627)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>When the doer is unimportant: <\/strong>The new school was built. (\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0647\u0645 \u0647\u0648 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u062f\u0631\u0633\u0629 \u0644\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0628\u0627\u0646\u064a)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>To emphasize the action or the receiver of the action:<\/strong> Justice was served. (\u0627\u0644\u062a\u0631\u0643\u064a\u0632 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u062f\u0644)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>To generalize:<\/strong> Arabic is spoken in many countries.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6223d0137ea82203c5df0325b14062ff\" id=\"h-active-and-passive-in-arabic-a-quick-comparison\" style=\"color:#44beeb;font-size:24px\"><strong>Active and Passive in Arabic: A Quick Comparison<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-border-color has-black-border-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"border-width:1px\"><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Feature<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Active Voice (\u0645\u064e\u0628\u0652\u0646\u0650\u064a\u0651 \u0644\u0650\u0644\u0652\u0645\u064e\u0639\u0652\u0644\u064f\u0648\u0645)<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Passive Voice (\u0645\u064e\u0628\u0652\u0646\u0650\u064a\u0651 \u0644\u0650\u0644\u0652\u0645\u064e\u062c\u0652\u0647\u064f\u0648\u0644)<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Focus<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">The doer of the action (Subject)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">The action itself or its receiver (N\u0101\u02beib al-F\u0101\u02bfil)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Verb Form<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Standard verb forms<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Verb form changes (vowel alterations)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Subject<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Present and performs the action<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Often unmentioned or unknown; the N\u0101\u02beib al-F\u0101\u02bfil is present<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Object<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Takes accusative case (\u0645\u064e\u0646\u0652\u0635\u064f\u0648\u0628)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Becomes N\u0101\u02beib al-F\u0101\u02bfil, takes nominative case (\u0645\u064e\u0631\u0652\u0641\u064f\u0648\u0639)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b1413b458fc358a79aab699160464b01\" id=\"h-tips-for-mastering-passive-in-arabic\" style=\"color:#44beeb\"><strong>Tips for Mastering Passive in Arabic<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Practice Verb Transformations:<\/strong> Drill yourself on converting active verbs to their passive forms for both past and present tenses.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Identify the N\u0101\u02beib al-F\u0101\u02bfil:<\/strong> Learn to recognize the noun that takes the place of the subject in a passive sentence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Listen Actively:<\/strong> Pay attention to news reports or formal speeches in Arabic, as the passive voice is frequently used there.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Don&#8217;t Be Afraid to Use It:<\/strong> The best way to learn is by practicing. 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