Hafiz soon
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 particlethen
اتخذْ
Fi'l · VerbBut 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 pronounyou all/your
هُمْ
Ism · Personal pronounthem/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 & PresentVerb 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