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Al-Mu'minun · 23:115
Then did you think that We created you uselessly and that to Us you would not be returned?"
Sahih International
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أَفَحَسِبْتُمْ
afaḥasib'tum
Then did you think
Word breakdown
أ
Harf · Interrogative particle?
ف
Harf · Supplemental particlethen
حسبْ
Fi'l · VerbThen did you think
RootحسبHsb
to reckon, count, account; to think, consider
109× in the Quran · Common
LemmaحَسِبَVerb (form I) - to think
تُمْ
Ism · Personal pronounyou all/your
Grammar rules
Past tense verb
أَفَحَسِبْتُمْ (Then did you think) 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 & PresentQuestion marker
أَفَحَسِبْتُمْ (Then did you think) marks a question — it turns the sentence into a question.
We rearrange the English into question form.
Lesson 17 · Questions & Prohibition