Hafiz soon
Ta-Ha · 20:62

So they disputed over their affair among themselves and concealed their private conversation.

Sahih International

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فَتَنَـٰزَعُوٓا۟

fatanāzaʿū

Then they disputed

Word breakdown

ف

Harf · Resumption particle

then

تنزعُ

Fi'l · Verb

Then they disputed

RootنزعnzE

to remove, extract, draw out; dispute, contend

20× in the Quran · Rare

LemmaتَنَٰزَعُVerb (form VI) - to dispute, to disagree

وا

Ism · Personal pronoun

them/their

Grammar rules

Past tense verb

فَتَنَـٰزَعُوٓا۟ (Then they disputed) 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
Verb form VI — doing together

فَتَنَـٰزَعُوٓا۟ (Then they disputed) uses form VI (تَفَاعَلَ) — it means a reciprocal or mutual action, done together or to each other.

We translate it as "to [verb] together" or "to [verb] each other".

Lesson 13 · Verb Families V–X