Light Present Tense (مَنْصُوْبٌ)
When certain حَرفُ precede the اَلْفِعْلُ الْمُضَارِعُ then the اَلْفِعْلُ الْمُضَارِعُ takes the light (مَنْصُوْبٌ) form. These حُرُوفُ are called the حُرُوفُ نَاصِبَةُ الْمُضَارِعِ.
حُرُوفُ نَاصِبَةُ الْمُضَارِعِ
The following حُرُوفُ make the present tense light (مَنْصُوْبٌ):
| حَرفُ | Translation |
|---|---|
| أَنْ | to used as a connector e.g.i want to read |
| لَنْ | will not |
| لِ/كَيْ/لِكَيْ | so that this حَرفُ has three forms لِ/كَيْ/لِكَيْ |
| إِذاً / إِذَنْ | in that case |
| حتّىٰ | until |
How to make present tense verb light (مَنْصُوْبٌ)
To make the present tense light:
- If the present tense ends in a ــُـ ضَمَّةٌ then change it to ــَـ فَتْحَةٌ .
- If the present tense ends in ن then remove the ن.
- The هُنَّ and أَنْتُنَّ versions do not change.
Worked Example 1: يَنْصُرَ → يَنْصُرُ
Consider the active present-tense verb يَنْصُرُ (he helps).
Step 1:
The last letter رُ carries a ــُـ ضَمَّةٌ.
According to Rule 1, replace this with a رَ→ ــَـ فَتْحَةٌ
Final Result
يَنْصُرَ → يَنْصُرُ
Lets do this for the whole chart:
| Pronoun | مَرفُوعٌ Form | مَنْصُوْبٌ Form |
|---|---|---|
| هُوَ | يَنْصُرُ | يَنْصُرَ |
| هُمَا | يَنْصُرَانِ | يَنْصُرَا |
| هُمْ | يَنْصُرُونَ | يَنْصُرُوْا |
| هِيَ | تَنْصُرُ | تَنْصُرَ |
| هُمَا | تَنْصُرَانِ | تَنْصُرَا |
| هُنَّ | يَنْصُرْنَ | يَنْصُرْنَ (same) |
| أَنْتَ | تَنْصُرُ | تَنْصُرَ |
| أَنْتُمَا | تَنْصُرَانِ | تَنْصُرَا |
| أَنْتُمْ | تَنْصُرُونَ | تَنْصُرُوا |
| أَنْتِ | تَنْصُرِينَ | تَنْصُرِي |
| أَنْتُمَا | تَنْصُرَانِ | تَنْصُرَا |
| أَنْتُنَّ | تَنْصُرْنَ | تَنْصُرْنَ (same) |
| أَنَا | أَنْصُرُ | أَنْصُرَ |
| نَحْنُ | نَنْصُرُ | نَنْصُرَ |
n.b the هُمْ and أَنْتُمْ take an ا when the ن is removed.
Example from the Quran:
| Quran Example | Translation | مَنْصُوْبٌ Form |
|---|---|---|
| إِنَّ اللهَ لَا يَسْتَحْيِي أَنْ يَضْرِبَ مَثَلاَمَّا [2:26] | Indeed, Allah is not ashamed to put forth an example like(even) | أَنْ يَضْرِبَ |
| إِنَّ ٱللهَ يَأْمُرُكُمْ أَنْ تَذْبَحُوا۟ بَقَرَةً [2:67] | Indeed, Allah commands you to slaughter a cow. | أَنْ تَذْبَحُوا۟ |
| وَلَن نُّشْرِكَ بِرَبِّنَآ أَحَدًا [72:2] | We will not associate anyone with our Master. | لَن نُّشْرِكَ |
| كَيْ نُسَبِّحَكَ كَثِيرًا [20:33] | So that we may exalt you much | كَيْ نُسَبِّحَ |
| لِيَكُونَ لِلْعَا لَمِيْنَ نَذِيْرًا [25:1] | So that he may be to the nations a warner | لِيَكُونَ |
| حَتَّىٰ يَقُولَ الرَّسُولُ [2:214] | until the messenger says | حَتَّىٰ يَقُولَ |
| وَلَا تُنكِحُوا۟ ٱلْمُشْرِكَاتِ حَتَّىٰ يُؤْمِنَّ [2:221] | And do not marry polytheistic women until they believe | حَتَّىٰ يُؤْمِنَّ |