Hafiz soon
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 particlethen
ضربْ
Fi'l · VerbSo 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 pronounus/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