Hafiz soon
Yusuf · 12:77
They said, "If he steals - a brother of his has stolen before." But Joseph kept it within himself and did not reveal it to them. He said, "You are worse in position, and Allāh is most knowing of what you describe."
Sahih International
Word 1 of 24
۞ قَالُوٓا۟
qālū
They said
Word breakdown
قالُ
Fi'l · VerbThey said
Rootقولqwl
to say, speak, tell
1,722× in the Quran · Extremely common
LemmaقَالَVerb (form I) - to say
وا
Ism · Personal pronounthem/their
Grammar rules
Past tense verb
۞ قَالُوٓا۟ (They said) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.
We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.
Lesson 8 · Verbs — Past & Present