Hafiz soon
Al-Kahf · 18:80

And as for the boy, his parents were believers, and we feared that he would overburden them by transgression and disbelief.

Sahih International

Word 1 of 10

وَأَمَّا

wa-ammā

And as for

Word breakdown

و

Harf · Conjunction

and

أما

Harf · Conditional particle

as for

LemmaأَمَّاParticle (2) Conditional particle

Grammar rules

Conjunction وَ (and)

وَأَمَّا (And as for) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".

We add "and" to connect this to what came before.

Lesson 4 · Particles
Conditional (if/when)

وَأَمَّا (And as for) introduces a condition — "if this happens, then that happens".

We translate it as "if" or "when".

Lesson 16 · Conditionals