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Al-Kahf · Ayah 11

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So We cast

فَضَرَبْنَا

So We cast

فHarf · Resumption particle

Resumptive particle: resumes or continues discourse

then

ضربْFi'l · Verb

1st personPluralPast

Rootضرب

★★★★Common

to strike, set forth (examples), travel

Lemmaضَرَبَ

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

ناIsm · Personal pronoun

Attached pronoun: functions as object, possessor, or complement (1st person plural)

us/our

1st personPlural

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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.

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

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