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Ta-Ha · 20:45
They said, "Our Lord, indeed we are afraid that he will hasten [punishment] against us or that he will transgress."
Sahih International
Word 1 of 10
قَالَا
qālā
They said
Word breakdown
قال
Fi'l · VerbThey said
Rootقولqwl
to say, speak, tell
1,722× in the Quran · Extremely common
LemmaقَالَVerb (form I) - to say
ا
Ism · Personal pronounthem two/their
Grammar rules
Past tense verb
قَالَا (They said) 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 & Present