Yusuf
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Yusuf · Ayah 17

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Translation

They said

Word Breakdown

قَالُوا۟

They said

Word Breakdown

قالُFi'l · Verb
3rd personMasculinePluralPast
Rootقول
Very common

to say, speak, tell

Lemmaقَالَ

Verb (form I) - to say

واIsm · Personal pronoun

Attached pronoun: functions as object, possessor, or complement (3rd person masculine plural)

them/their

3rd personMasculinePlural

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Grammar Rules

Past tense verb
قَالُوا۟ (They said) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.
We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.

Sahih International

They said, "O our father, indeed we went racing each other and left Joseph with our possessions, and a wolf ate him. But you would not believe us, even if we were truthful."

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