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Al-Anbya · Ayah 88

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So We responded

فَٱسْتَجَبْنَا

So We responded

فHarf · Resumption particle

Resumptive particle: resumes or continues discourse

then

اسْتجبْFi'l · Verb

1st personPluralPastForm ((X))

Rootجوب

★★★★Common

to answer, to respond

Lemmaٱسْتَجَابَ

Verb (form X) - to answer, to respond

ناIsm · Personal pronoun

Attached pronoun: functions as object, possessor, or complement (1st person plural)

us/our

1st personPlural

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Past tense verb

فَٱسْتَجَبْنَا (So We responded) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.

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

Verb form X — seeking/requesting

فَٱسْتَجَبْنَا (So We responded) uses form X (إِسْتَفْعَلَ) — it means seeking or asking for the action.

We translate it as "to seek [action]" or "to ask for [action]".

So We responded to him and saved him from the distress. And thus do We save the believers.

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