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Al-Kahf · 18:11

So We cast [a cover of sleep] over their ears within the cave for a number of years.

Sahih International

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فَضَرَبْنَا

faḍarabnā

So We cast

Word breakdown

ف

Harf · Resumption particle

then

ضربْ

Fi'l · Verb

So We cast

RootضربDrb

to strike, set forth (examples), travel

58× in the Quran · Occasional

LemmaضَرَبَVerb (form I) - to strike, to set forth

نا

Ism · Personal pronoun

us/our

Grammar rules

Past tense verb

فَضَرَبْنَا (So We cast) 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