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Ya-Sin · 36:23

Should I take other than Him [false] deities [while], if the Most Merciful intends for me some adversity, their intercession will not avail me at all, nor can they save me?

Sahih International

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ءَأَتَّخِذُ

a-attakhidhu

Should I take

Word breakdown

ء

Harf · Interrogative particle

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أتخذُ

Fi'l · Verb

Should I take

RootاخذAx*

to take, seize, grasp; to punish, hold accountable

273× in the Quran · Common

LemmaٱتَّخَذَVerb (form VIII) - to take

Grammar rules

Verb form VIII — reflexive

ءَأَتَّخِذُ (Should I take) uses form VIII (إِفْتَعَلَ) — it means doing the action for yourself or by yourself.

We translate it as "to [verb] for oneself".

Lesson 13 · Verb Families V–X
Question marker

ءَأَتَّخِذُ (Should I take) marks a question — it turns the sentence into a question.

We rearrange the English into question form.

Lesson 17 · Questions & Prohibition