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Al-Kahf · 18:71
So they set out, until when they had embarked on the ship, he [i.e., al-Khiḍr] tore it open. [Moses] said, "Have you torn it open to drown its people? You have certainly done a grave thing."
Sahih International
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فَٱنطَلَقَا
fa-inṭalaqā
So they both set out
Word breakdown
ف
Harf · Resumption particlethen
انطلق
Fi'l · VerbSo they both set out
RootطلقTlq
to release, set free, divorce, set out
23× in the Quran · Rare
LemmaٱنطَلَقَVerb (form VII) - to set out, to proceeed, to go forth
ا
Ism · Personal pronounthem two/their
Grammar rules
Past tense verb
فَٱنطَلَقَا (So they both set out) 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 & PresentVerb form VII — passive/reflexive
فَٱنطَلَقَا (So they both set out) uses form VII (إِنْفَعَلَ) — it's the passive or reflexive of the basic form.
We translate it as "to be [done]" or "to [verb] itself".
Lesson 13 · Verb Families V–X