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 particleso that
يأْكُلُ
Fi'l · VerbThat they may eat
RootاكلAkl
to eat, consume
109× in the Quran · Common
LemmaأَكَلَVerb (form I) - to eat, to consume
وا
Ism · Personal pronounthem/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 & FuturePurpose 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