Hafiz soon
Al-Kahf · 18:81
So we intended that their Lord should substitute for them one better than him in purity and nearer to mercy.
Sahih International
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فَأَرَدْنَآ
fa-aradnā
So we intended
Word breakdown
ف
Harf · Resumption particlethen
أردْ
Fi'l · VerbSo we intended
Rootرودrwd
to seek, to go gently, slowly
148× in the Quran · Common
LemmaأَرَادَVerb (form IV) - to intend, to desire, to want, to wish
نا
Ism · Personal pronounus/our
Grammar rules
Past tense verb
فَأَرَدْنَآ (So we intended) 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 IV — causative
فَأَرَدْنَآ (So we intended) uses form IV (أَفْعَلَ) — the أ at the start makes it causative ("to make someone do something").
We translate it as "to make [someone] do" or "to cause [action]".
Lesson 12 · Verb Families II–IV