Saba
34:52

Saba · Ayah 52

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Translation

And they will say

Word Breakdown

وَقَالُوٓا۟

And they will say

Word Breakdown

وHarf · Conjunction

Conjunction: connects words, phrases, or clauses

and

قالُFi'l · Verb
3rd personMasculinePluralPast
Rootقول
Very common

to say, speak, tell

Lemmaقَالَ

Verb (form I) - to say

واIsm · Personal pronoun

Attached pronoun: functions as object, possessor, or complement (3rd person masculine plural)

them/their

3rd personMasculinePlural

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Grammar Rules

Past tense verb
وَقَالُوٓا۟ (And they will say) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.
We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.
Conjunction وَ (and)
وَقَالُوٓا۟ (And they will say) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".
We add "and" to connect this to what came before.

Sahih International

And they will [then] say, "We believe in it!" But how for them will be the taking [of faith] from a place far away?

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