ABSTRACT

In giving recipes, English uses the imperative form (e.g. “put the meat in the pot”) whereas Arabic uses the passive form (e.g. “the meat is placed in the pot”).

Examples

Meaning

يوضَعُ

placed

يُغَطّى

covered

تُحَمَّرُ

fried

يُضافُ إلَيْهِ

added to it