Hafiz soon
Ya-Sin · 36:35

That they may eat of His fruit. And their hands have not produced it, so will they not be grateful?

Sahih International

Word 1 of 8

لِيَأْكُلُوا۟

liyakulū

That they may eat

Word breakdown

ل

Harf · Purpose particle

so that

يأْكُلُ

Fi'l · Verb

That they may eat

RootاكلAkl

to eat, consume

109× in the Quran · Common

LemmaأَكَلَVerb (form I) - to eat, to consume

وا

Ism · Personal pronoun

them/their

Grammar rules

Subjunctive verb

لِيَأْكُلُوا۟ (That they may eat) is in the subjunctive mood — it comes after a particle like أن ("that") or لن ("will not"), which changes its ending.

We translate it as "to [verb]" or "that [someone] [verb]".

Lesson 10 · Commands & Future
Purpose لِ (so that)

لِيَأْكُلُوا۟ (That they may eat) starts with لِ showing purpose — it means "so that" or "in order to".

We add "so that" or "in order to" before the verb.

Lesson 4 · Particles