18:74

Al-Kahf · Ayah 74

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Translation

Then they both set out

Word Breakdown

فَٱنطَلَقَا

Then they both set out

Word Breakdown

فHarf · Resumption particle

Resumptive particle: resumes or continues discourse

then

L4 Particles

انطلقFi'l · Verb

3rd personMasculineDualPastForm ((VII))

Rootطلق

★★★★Common

to release, set free, divorce, set out

Lemmaٱنطَلَقَ

Verb (form VII) - to set out, to proceeed, to go forth

L1 Arabic Word TypesL8 Verbs — Past & PresentL13 Verb Families V–X

اIsm · Personal pronoun

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

them two/their

3rd personMasculineDual

L3 Pronouns & Pointing

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Grammar Rules

Past tense verb

فَٱنطَلَقَا (Then 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.

L8 Verbs — Past & Present

Verb form VII — passive/reflexive

فَٱنطَلَقَا (Then 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".

L13 Verb Families V–X

Sahih International

So they set out, until when they met a boy, he [i.e., al-Khiḍr] killed him. [Moses] said, "Have you killed a pure soul for other than [having killed] a soul? You have certainly done a deplorable thing."

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