Hafiz soon
Ash-Shu'ara · 26:129

And take for yourselves constructions [i.e., palaces and fortresses] that you might abide eternally?

Sahih International

Word 1 of 4

وَتَتَّخِذُونَ

watattakhidhūna

And take for yourselves

Word breakdown

و

Harf · Conjunction

and

تتخذُ

Fi'l · Verb

And take for yourselves

RootاخذAx*

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

273× in the Quran · Common

LemmaٱتَّخَذَVerb (form VIII) - to take

ون

Ism · Personal pronoun

you all/your

Grammar rules

Verb form VIII — reflexive

وَتَتَّخِذُونَ (And take for yourselves) 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
Conjunction وَ (and)

وَتَتَّخِذُونَ (And take for yourselves) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".

We add "and" to connect this to what came before.

Lesson 4 · Particles