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Ta-Ha · 20:85
[Allāh] said, "But indeed, We have tried your people after you [departed], and the Sāmirī has led them astray."
Sahih International
Word 1 of 9
قَالَ
qāla
He said
Word breakdown
قال
Fi'l · VerbHe said
Rootقولqwl
to say, speak, tell
1,722× in the Quran · Extremely common
LemmaقَالَVerb (form I) - to say
Grammar rules
Past tense verb
قَالَ (He 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