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Al-Qasas · 28:18
And he became inside the city fearful and anticipating [exposure], when suddenly the one who sought his help the previous day cried out to him [once again]. Moses said to him, "Indeed, you are an evident, [persistent] deviator."
Sahih International
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فَأَصْبَحَ
fa-aṣbaḥa
In the morning he was
Word breakdown
ف
Harf · Resumption particlethen
أصْبح
Fi'l · VerbIn the morning he was
RootصبحSbH
to become, morning
45× in the Quran · Occasional
LemmaأَصْبَحَVerb (form IV) - to become
Grammar rules
Past tense verb
فَأَصْبَحَ (In the morning he was) 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 IV — causative
فَأَصْبَحَ (In the morning he was) uses form IV (أَفْعَلَ) — the أ at the start makes it causative ("to make someone do something").
We translate it as "to make [someone] do" or "to cause [action]".
Lesson 12 · Verb Families II–IV