Hafiz soon
An-Naml · 27:50
And they planned a plan, and We planned a plan, while they perceived not.
Sahih International
Word 1 of 7
وَمَكَرُوا۟
wamakarū
So they plotted
Word breakdown
و
Harf · Conjunctionand
مكرُ
Fi'l · VerbSo they plotted
Rootمكرmkr
to plot, to be cunning, to plan a scheme
43× in the Quran · Occasional
LemmaمَكَرَVerb (form I) - to plot, to scheme, to plan
وا
Ism · Personal pronounthem/their
Grammar rules
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.
Lesson 8 · Verbs — Past & PresentConjunction 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.
Lesson 4 · Particles