Hafiz soon
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 particlethen
خسفْ
Fi'l · VerbThen 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 pronounus/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