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Al-Mu'minun · 23:110

But you took them in mockery to the point that they made you forget My remembrance, and you used to laugh at them.

Sahih International

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فَٱتَّخَذْتُمُوهُمْ

fa-ittakhadhtumūhum

But you took them

Word breakdown

ف

Harf · Resumption particle

then

اتخذْ

Fi'l · Verb

But you took them

RootاخذAx*

to take, seize, grasp; to punish, hold accountable

273× in the Quran · Common

LemmaٱتَّخَذَVerb (form VIII) - to take

تُمُو

Ism · Personal pronoun

you all/your

هُمْ

Ism · Personal pronoun

them/their

Grammar rules

Past tense verb

فَٱتَّخَذْتُمُوهُمْ (But you took them) 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 VIII — reflexive

فَٱتَّخَذْتُمُوهُمْ (But you took them) uses form VIII (إِفْتَعَلَ) — it means doing the action for yourself or by yourself.

We translate it as "to [verb] for oneself".

Lesson 13 · Verb Families V–X