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An-Naml · Ayah 50

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So they plotted

وَمَكَرُوا۟

So they plotted

وHarf · Conjunction

Conjunction: connects words, phrases, or clauses

and

مكرُFi'l · Verb

3rd personMasculinePluralPast

Rootمكر

★★★★Common

to plot, to be cunning, to plan a scheme

Lemmaمَكَرَ

Verb (form I) - to plot, to scheme, to plan

واIsm · Personal pronoun

Attached pronoun: functions as object, possessor, or complement (3rd person masculine plural)

them/their

3rd personMasculinePlural

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Past tense verb

وَمَكَرُوا۟ (So they plotted) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.

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

Conjunction وَ (and)

وَمَكَرُوا۟ (So they plotted) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".

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

And they planned a plan, and We planned a plan, while they perceived not.

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