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Al-Kahf · 18:85
So he followed a way
Sahih International
Word 1 of 2
فَأَتْبَعَ
fa-atbaʿa
So he followed
Word breakdown
ف
Harf · Resumption particlethen
أتْبع
Fi'l · VerbSo he followed
RootتبعtbE
to follow
172× in the Quran · Common
LemmaأَتْبَعَVerb (form IV) - to follow
Grammar rules
Past tense verb
فَأَتْبَعَ (So he followed) 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
فَأَتْبَعَ (So he followed) 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