Al-Kahf
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Al-Kahf · Ayah 22

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Translation

They say

Word Breakdown

سَيَقُولُونَ

They say

Word Breakdown

سHarf · Future particle

Future particle: indicates future tense

will

يقُولُFi'l · Verb
3rd personMasculinePluralPresent
Rootقول
Very common

to say, speak, tell

Lemmaقَالَ

Verb (form I) - to say

ونIsm · Personal pronoun

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

them/their

3rd personMasculinePlural

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Grammar Rules

Future سَ (will)
سَيَقُولُونَ (They say) starts with سَ, which turns a present tense verb into future tense.
We add "will" — the action hasn't happened yet.

Sahih International

They [i.e., people] will say there were three, the fourth of them being their dog; and they will say there were five, the sixth of them being their dog - guessing at the unseen; and they will say there were seven, and the eighth of them was their dog. Say, [O Muḥammad], "My Lord is most knowing of their number. None knows them except a few. So do not argue about them except with an obvious argument and do not inquire about them among [the speculators] from anyone."

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