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### The Passive Voice in the Present Tense

Just as you learned to form the passive voice in the past tense by changing the verb's internal vowels, you can do the same for present tense verbs. This is especially useful for describing ongoing routines, such as how crops are harvested or goods are manufactured, when the exact person doing the work isn't the focus.

To make a basic Form I present tense verb passive, you change its vowels to match the pattern يُفْعَلُ. The present tense prefix takes a ُ and the middle root letter takes a َ. 

For example, an active verb like يَحْفَظُ (he preserves) becomes يُحْفَظُ (it is preserved). Even though everyday Arabic is written without short vowels, the context makes the passive meaning clear.

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### Gender Agreement in the Present Passive

In a passive sentence, the thing receiving the action is promoted to become the grammatical subject. The present passive verb must agree with this new subject's gender. 

If the new subject is masculine, the verb takes the standard masculine prefix يـ to form يُفْعَلُ. If the new subject is feminine, the verb takes the feminine prefix تـ to form تُفْعَلُ.

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### Describing Processes and Sequences

Because the present passive voice focuses on the action and the item being handled rather than the actor, it is the standard way to describe systematic processes in industry, agriculture, or logistics. You will frequently see these passive verbs used in sequences to explain how things are processed, shipped, or sorted step by step.

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The present passive voice (يُفْعَلُ)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

interrogative

noun

numeral

particle

prefix

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

The definite article and locatives (الـ)

Basic noun gender (ة)

Sun and moon letters

Singular subject pronouns (أنا، أنت، هو، هي)

Indefinite nouns and nominal sentences (ـٌ)

Demonstrative pronouns for 'this' (هذا / هذه)

Separate prepositions (في، من، إلى، على)

Attributive adjectives

Predicative adjectives

Yes/No questions (هل، أ)

Basic questions (من، ما، أين)

Singular possessive pronouns (ـي، ـك، ـه، ـها)

Plural subject pronouns (نحن، أنتم، هم)

Plural possessive pronouns (ـنا، ـكم، ـهم)

Noun possession

Attached prepositions (بـ، لـ، كـ)

Pronouns with prepositions

Having and possessing (عند، لـ، مع)

Regular plural nouns (ـون، ـين، ـات)

Broken plurals

Dual nouns (ـان / ـين)

Plural and distant demonstratives (هؤلاء، ذلك، تلك)

Non-human plural agreement

Present tense singular verbs

Verbal sentences (VSO)

Present tense plural verbs

Topicalized sentences (SVO)

The indefinite accusative case (ـاً)

Verb object pronouns (-ني، -ك، -ه)

Present tense negation (لا)

Question words with verbs (متى، كيف...)

Adverbs of time and place

The future tense (سـ / سوف)

Intentions and desires (أن)

Negating states and possession (ليس)

Past tense singular suffixes

Past tense plural suffixes

Negating past events (ما)

Singular commands

Numbers 1 to 10

Number agreement for 1 and 2 (واحد، اثنان)

Asking how many (كم)

Numbers 3 to 10 (ثلاثة إلى عشرة)

Ordinal numbers 1 to 10 (الأول، الثاني)

Basic conjunctions (فـ، أو، لكن)

Ordering at a café (واحد، اثنان)

Food and drink with conjunctions (و، ف، أو، لكن)

There is and there are (هناك / ليس هناك)

Direct address (يا)

Giving reasons (لأنّ)

Relative pronouns (الذي / التي)

Quantifiers (كل / بعض)

The past tense of 'to be' (كان)

Past possession

Numbers 11 to 19 and tens to 80

Telling time (الساعة)

This book vs this is a book (هذا الكتاب، هذا كتاب)

Greetings (مرحبا، السلام عليكم)

How are you? and goodbye (كيف حالك، مع السلامة)

Nationalities (مصري، مصرية)

Roots and patterns (كتب، كتاب، مكتب)

Politeness (من فضلك، آسف)

Complex possession chains

Colors and traits (أفعل / فعلاء)

Plural colors and traits (فُعْل)

Comparative adjectives (أفعل من)

Superlative adjectives (أفعل)

Adverbs of manner (ـاً)

The nominative case (ـُ)

The genitive case (ـِ)

The accusative case (ـَ)

Dual noun cases (ـان / ـين)

Masculine plurals and 'the best of' (أفضل النجارين)

Emphasizing sentences (إنّ)

Connecting clauses (أنّ)

Reporting speech (قال إنّ)

Expressing contrast (لكنّ)

Comparison and probability (كأنّ, لعلّ)

Distant plural pointing (أولئك)

Plural relative pronouns (الذين, اللواتي)

Past habits (كان + present)

Ongoing actions (ما زال)

Masculine plurals online (مبرمجون، مؤثرون)

Perfective past (قد)

Probability (قد)

The subjunctive mood (أن)

Question	Answer
to sort	فرزfaraza
manual	يدويyadawiyy
The crop is sorted manually.	يفرز المحصول يدويا.yufrazu al-mahsûlu yadawiyyan
fruit (botanical, yield, or result)	ثمرةthamara
to squeeze	عصرasara
If the farmer harvests the fruit, it is squeezed immediately.	إذا حصد الفلاح الثمرة، فإنها تعصر حالا.idhâ hasada al-fallâhu ath-thamarata, fa-innahâ tusuru hâlan
box (small, carton, or can)	علبة'ulba
plastic	بلاستيكblâstîk
The juice is preserved in a plastic box.	يحفظ العصير في علبة من البلاستيك.yuhfaẓu al'aṣîru fî 'ulbatin mina albilâstîki
to ship	شحنshahana
ton	طنtonn
warehouse	مستودعmustawda'
global	عالميâlamiyy
A ton of wheat is shipped to a global warehouse.	يشحن طن من القمح إلى مستودع عالمي.yushhanu tunnun mina alqamhi ilâ mustawda'in 'âlamiyyin.
The local product is shipped to a global market.	يشحن المنتج المحلي إلى سوق عالمي.yushanu al-muntaju al-mahalliyyu ila sûqin 'âlamiyyin
Every fruit is squeezed manually.	تعصر كل ثمرة يدويا.tu'saru kullu thamaratin yadawiyyan
The plastic box is sorted before it is washed.	تفرز علبة البلاستيك قبل أن تغسل.tufrazu 'ulbatu l-blastîk qabla an tughsal
A ton of iron is kept in the large warehouse.	يحفظ طن من الحديد في المستودع الكبير.yuhfazu tunnun mina al-hadidi fi al-mustawda'i al-kabir
Is the crop ground in the mill, Fatima?	هل يطحن المحصول في المطحنة يا فاطمة؟hal yut-hanu al-mahsoolu fi al-mat-hanati ya fatimah?
Plastic is sorted faster than wood.	يفرز البلاستيك أسرع من الخشب.yufrazu al-balâstîku asra'a mina al-khashab