Circumstantial Particle · واو الحالThe circumstantial particle is a وَ meaning 'while/when', introducing a mini-sentence that describes the state in which the main statement stands. Here it introduces 'you were lifeless and He gave you life' — the state that makes the disbelief so strange. L14 · R3

Verb · فعلA verb is a word for an action or happening that is always tied to a time — past, present/future, or a command. كُن speaks of an action already carried out: 'While you were', from the root كون: to be, exist, happen. L1 · R7

Past Tense Verb · فعل ماضٍA past-tense verb describes an action already completed — and it shows who by a small ending fastened to the verb's tail. On وَكُنتُمْ that ending is تُمْ, telling exactly who is meant: 'While you were', from the root كون: to be, exist, happen. L8 · R2

Weak Verb · فعل معتلA weak verb is a verb that carries و or ي — the 'weak' letters, which love to soften into long vowels or vanish — among its root letters. The root of كُن is كون: to be, exist, happen — and its middle letter is the weak و, so the weakness sits in the middle of the root. L24 · R4

Kāna Verb · كان وأخواتهاكَانَ 'was' is an incomplete verb: it needs both a topic and a comment, keeping its topic nominative — the ḍammah ـُ form — while pushing its comment into the accusative, usually a fathah ـَ. Here its topic is the attached تُمْ 'you all', and its comment is أَمْوَٰتًۭا 'lifeless', which takes that accusative ending. L18 · R3

Attached Pronoun · ضمير متصلAn attached pronoun is a mini-word glued onto the end of a verb. The ending تُمْ on كُنتُمْ is such a suffix, standing for 'you all' — the topic كَانَ speaks about, a slot that stays in the nominative, the ḍammah ـُ form; the pronoun's fixed written shape carries that role. L3 · R6

Noun · اسمA noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea. أَمْوَٰتًا names such a thing: 'dead', from the root موت: to die, expire. L1 · R6

Masculine Noun · اسم مذكرArabic treats every noun — every naming word — as grammatically 'he' or 'she'. أَمْوَٰتًۭا carries no feminine marker — no ة at its end, no final ى, no اء — so it takes the default and is treated as 'he': a masculine noun. L2 · R3

Plural Noun · جمعA plural noun refers to three or more — made either by adding an ending or by reshaping the word from the inside, which is called a broken plural. أَمْوَٰت is such a broken plural: the singular word for a dead one is reshaped from within rather than given a plural ending. L2 · R6

Indefinite Noun · نكرةAn indefinite noun is a naming word left general — not pinned to one known thing by the definite article ال ('the') — and it shows this with tanwīn, a doubled end-vowel mark. أَمْوَٰتًا carries the tanwīn ـً — the fathah ـَ doubled: 'dead'. L2 · R8

Accusative · منصوبThe accusative is the ending shown by a fathah ـَ — a small slanted stroke above the last letter — doubled to tanwīn ـً when the word is indefinite. أَمْوَٰتًۭا ends in that doubled fathah ـً as the comment of كُنتُمْ 'you were', for كَانَ pushes its comment into the accusative. L2 · R11

Conjunction · حرف عطفThe prefix فَ at the front of فَأَحْيَـٰكُمْ is a conjunction — a small joining word meaning 'and then' — linking what follows to what came before; the word it joins in must stand in the same grammatical case as its partner before the joint — the same role in the sentence, even when the two words write that case with different endings. L4 · R4

Verb · فعلA verb is a word for an action or happening that is always tied to a time — past, present/future, or a command. أَحْيَٰ speaks of an action already carried out: 'then He gave you life', from the root حيي: to live, give life, revive; life, living. L1 · R7

Past Tense Verb · فعل ماضٍA past-tense verb describes an action already completed. Its plain base shape — the shape Arabic uses for a single 'he' — carries no who-ending glued to its tail, and أَحْيَٰ is exactly that bare base: 'then He gave you life', from the root حيي: to live, give life, revive; life, living. L8 · R1

Weak Verb · فعل معتلA weak verb is a verb that carries و or ي — the 'weak' letters, which love to soften into long vowels or vanish — among its root letters. The root of أَحْيَٰ is حيي: to live, give life, revive; life, living — and not one but two of its letters are weak, ي and ي: a doubly-weak root. L24 · R9

Doubled Verb · فعل مضاعفA doubled verb is one whose second and third root letters are the same letter — normally written once with the shaddah ـّ, the small w-shaped doubling mark. The root حيي repeats its ي as both second and third letters, placing this verb in the doubled family; because that repeated letter is also weak, no shaddah shows here. L24 · R10

Form IV Verb · أَفْعَلَA Form IV verb is a verb stamped into the pattern that adds a hamza to the front of its three root letters — the way سَلِمَ 'was safe' becomes أَسْلَمَ 'submitted' — often giving the sense of making or causing the action. أَحْيَٰ carries that added hamza at its front: 'then He gave you life', from the root حيي: to live, give life, revive; life, living. L12 · R5

Attached Pronoun · ضمير متصلAn attached pronoun is a mini-word for 'me / us / them' that cannot stand alone — it is glued onto the end of another word, and each form carries within it exactly who is meant. كُمْ · 'you all/your' is fastened to the tail of the verb here — فَأَحْيَـٰكُمْ — naming the one the action lands on. L3 · R6

Direct Object · مفعول بهThe direct object is the one the action lands on, standing in the accusative — the landed-on form, usually a fathah ـَ, a small slanted stroke above the last letter. The ending كُمْ 'you all' is that object: the giving of life lands on you. A pronoun keeps its fixed written shape, so no fathah appears — the accusative is the role it fills. L9 · R5

Particle · حرفA particle is a small helper word of one to three letters that works like glue — it connects or adjusts other words rather than naming something or describing an action, and it can never be the one a sentence is about. ثُمَّ · 'then' is such a helper. L1 · R9

Conjunction · حرف عطفA conjunction is a small joining word; ثُمَّ means 'then', joining events in order with a step between them. Here it moves from your first life to the death that follows it. L4 · R4

Verb · فعلA verb is a word for an action or happening that is always tied to a time — past, present/future, or a command. يُمِيتُ is an action unfolding now: 'He will cause you to die', from the root موت: to die, expire. L1 · R7

Present Tense Verb · فعل مضارعA present-tense verb describes an action happening now or still to come, and it is recognized by its opening letter — one of the four present-tense prefixes أ ن ي ت. يُمِيتُ opens with exactly such a letter: 'He will cause you to die', from the root موت: to die, expire. L8 · R3

Weak Verb · فعل معتلA weak verb is a verb that carries و or ي — the 'weak' letters, which love to soften into long vowels or vanish — among its root letters. The root of يُمِيتُ is موت: to die, expire — and its middle letter is the weak و, so the weakness sits in the middle of the root. L24 · R4

Form IV Verb · أَفْعَلَA Form IV verb is a verb stamped into the pattern that adds a hamza to the front of its three root letters; in the present tense this form announces itself instead by a ḍammah ـُ — a small curl above the letter — sitting on the verb's opening prefix letter. يُمِيتُ carries exactly that ḍammah ـُ on its opening letter: 'He will cause you to die', from the root موت: to die, expire. L12 · R7

Attached Pronoun · ضمير متصلAn attached pronoun is a mini-word for 'me / us / them' that cannot stand alone — it is glued onto the end of another word, and each form carries within it exactly who is meant. كُمْ · 'you all/your' is fastened to the tail of the verb here — يُمِيتُكُمْ — naming the one the action lands on. L3 · R6

Direct Object · مفعول بهThe direct object is the one the action lands on, standing in the accusative — the landed-on form, usually a fathah ـَ, a small slanted stroke above the last letter. The ending كُمْ 'you all' is that object of يُمِيتُ. A pronoun keeps its fixed written shape, so no fathah appears — the accusative is the role it fills. L9 · R5

Particle · حرفA particle is a small helper word of one to three letters that works like glue — it connects or adjusts other words rather than naming something or describing an action, and it can never be the one a sentence is about. ثُمَّ · 'then' is such a helper. L1 · R9

Conjunction · حرف عطفA conjunction is a small joining word; ثُمَّ means 'then', joining events in order with a step between them. Here it moves from death to the life that follows it. L4 · R4

Verb · فعلA verb is a word for an action or happening that is always tied to a time — past, present/future, or a command. يُحْيِي is an action unfolding now: 'He will give you life', from the root حيي: to live, give life, revive; life, living. L1 · R7

Present Tense Verb · فعل مضارعA present-tense verb describes an action happening now or still to come, and it is recognized by its opening letter — one of the four present-tense prefixes أ ن ي ت. يُحْيِي opens with exactly such a letter: 'He will give you life', from the root حيي: to live, give life, revive; life, living. L8 · R3

Weak Verb · فعل معتلA weak verb is a verb that carries و or ي — the 'weak' letters, which love to soften into long vowels or vanish — among its root letters. The root of يُحْيِي is حيي: to live, give life, revive; life, living — and not one but two of its letters are weak, ي and ي: a doubly-weak root. L24 · R9

Doubled Verb · فعل مضاعفA doubled verb is one whose second and third root letters are the same letter — normally written once with the shaddah ـّ, the small w-shaped doubling mark. The root حيي repeats its ي as both second and third letters, placing this verb in the doubled family; because that repeated letter is also weak, no shaddah shows here. L24 · R10

Form IV Verb · أَفْعَلَA Form IV verb is a verb stamped into the pattern that adds a hamza to the front of its three root letters; in the present tense this form announces itself instead by a ḍammah ـُ — a small curl above the letter — sitting on the verb's opening prefix letter. يُحْيِي carries exactly that ḍammah ـُ on its opening letter: 'He will give you life', from the root حيي: to live, give life, revive; life, living. L12 · R7

Attached Pronoun · ضمير متصلAn attached pronoun is a mini-word for 'me / us / them' that cannot stand alone — it is glued onto the end of another word, and each form carries within it exactly who is meant. كُمْ · 'you all/your' is fastened to the tail of the verb here — يُحْيِيكُمْ — naming the one the action lands on. L3 · R6

Direct Object · مفعول بهThe direct object is the one the action lands on, standing in the accusative — the landed-on form, usually a fathah ـَ, a small slanted stroke above the last letter. The ending كُمْ 'you all' is that object of يُحْيِي. A pronoun keeps its fixed written shape, so no fathah appears — the accusative is the role it fills. L9 · R5

Particle · حرفA particle is a small helper word of one to three letters that works like glue — it connects or adjusts other words rather than naming something or describing an action, and it can never be the one a sentence is about. ثُمَّ · 'then' is such a helper. L1 · R9

Conjunction · حرف عطفA conjunction is a small joining word; ثُمَّ means 'then', joining events in order with a step between them. Here it moves to the final step: the return to Him. L4 · R4

Particle · حرفA particle is a small helper word of one to three letters that works like glue — it connects or adjusts other words rather than naming something or describing an action, and it can never be the one a sentence is about. إِلَيْ · 'to/toward' is such a helper. L1 · R9

Preposition · حرف جرA preposition is a little helper word that relates one thing to another; Arabic keeps a short list of them — small words like فِي 'in', مِنْ 'from', and عَلَىٰ 'on'. إِلَيْ · 'to/toward' is one of these relation-words. L4 · R2

Attached Pronoun · ضمير متصلAn attached pronoun is a mini-word for 'me / us / them' that cannot stand alone — it is glued onto the end of another word, and each form carries within it exactly who is meant. هِ · 'him/his' hangs on the little relation-word in إِلَيْهِ, governed by the word it is fastened to. L3 · R6

Verb · فعلA verb is a word for an action or happening that is always tied to a time — past, present/future, or a command. تُرْجَعُ is an action unfolding now: 'you will be returned', from the root رجع: to return, bring back, turn back. L1 · R7

Present Tense Verb · فعل مضارعA present-tense verb describes an action happening now or still to come, and it is recognized by its opening letter — one of the four present-tense prefixes أ ن ي ت. تُرْجَعُ opens with exactly such a letter: 'you will be returned', from the root رجع: to return, bring back, turn back. L8 · R3

The Five Verbs · الأفعال الخمسةThe Five Verbs are the five present-tense shapes whose ending closes with the letter ن — يَفْعَلَانِ, تَفْعَلَانِ, يَفْعَلُونَ, تَفْعَلُونَ, تَفْعَلِينَ. تُرْجَعُونَ is one of them: its ending ونَ keeps that closing ن, and for these five shapes the kept ن is itself the grammar-sign that the verb stands in its plain, ordinary mood. L10 · R10

Passive Voice · المبني للمجهولA passive voice verb leaves the doer unnamed by reshaping its inner vowels; in the present tense the pattern carries a ḍammah ـُ (a small curl) on the prefix and a fathah ـَ (a small stroke) on the second root letter. تُرْجَعُونَ shows both — the ḍammah on تُ and the fathah on جَ: 'you will BE returned', the return happening to you. L11 · R4

Attached Pronoun · ضمير متصلAn attached pronoun is a mini-word glued onto the end of a verb. In the ending ونَ of تُرْجَعُونَ, the و is that mini-word, standing for 'you all'. L3 · R6

Passive Subject · نائب فاعلThe passive subject is the one the action happens to, lifted into the subject spot of a passive verb and carrying the nominative — the subject's form, usually a ḍammah ـُ, a small curl above the last letter. The و in the ending ونَ of تُرْجَعُونَ names those who are returned, 'you all'; a pronoun's written shape is fixed, so no ḍammah appears — the nominative is the role it fills. Who returns you is left unnamed by the verb itself. L11 · R5