Hafiz soon
Ali 'Imran · 3:113
They are not [all] the same; among the People of the Scripture is a community standing [in obedience], reciting the verses of Allāh during periods of the night and prostrating [in prayer].
Sahih International
Word 1 of 14
۞ لَيْسُوا۟
laysū
They are not
Word breakdown
لَيْسُ
Fi'l · VerbThey are not
Rootليسlys
to not be, negation of existence or state
89× in the Quran · Occasional
LemmaلَّيْسَVerb (form I) - to not be
وا۟
Ism · Personal pronounthem/their
Grammar rules
Past tense verb
۞ لَيْسُوا۟ (They are not) 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