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Ta-Ha · Ayah 70

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So were thrown down

فَأُلْقِىَ

So were thrown down

فHarf · Resumption particle

Resumptive particle: resumes or continues discourse

then

أُلْقىFi'l · Verb

3rd personMasculineSingularPastForm ((IV))Passive

Rootلقي

★★★★Very common

to meet, encounter, to cast or throw

Lemmaأَلْقَىٰٓ

Verb (form IV) - to cast, to throw, to meet, to offer

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Past tense verb

فَأُلْقِىَ (So were thrown down) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.

We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.

Passive voice

فَأُلْقِىَ (So were thrown down) is passive — the action is happening to someone, but who is doing it is not mentioned.

We translate it as "is/was [done]" — e.g. "was created", "is known".

Verb form IV — causative

فَأُلْقِىَ (So were thrown down) 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]".

So the magicians fell down in prostration. They said, "We have believed in the Lord of Aaron and Moses."

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