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Al-Qasas · 28:81

And We caused the earth to swallow him and his home. And there was for him no company to aid him other than Allāh, nor was he of those who [could] defend themselves.

Sahih International

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فَخَسَفْنَا

fakhasafnā

Then We caused to swallow up

Word breakdown

ف

Harf · Resumption particle

then

خسفْ

Fi'l · Verb

Then We caused to swallow up

Rootخسفxsf

to cause the earth to swallow up, to sink into the ground, eclipse

8× in the Quran · Rare

LemmaخَسَفَVerb (form I) - to cause to swallow

نا

Ism · Personal pronoun

us/our

Grammar rules

Past tense verb

فَخَسَفْنَا (Then We caused to swallow up) 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 & Present