Hafiz soon
Ya-Sin · 36:77

Does man not consider that We created him from a [mere] sperm-drop - then at once he is a clear adversary?

Sahih International

Word 1 of 11

أَوَلَمْ

awalam

Does not

Word breakdown

أ

Harf · Interrogative particle

?

و

Harf · Supplemental particle

and

لمْ

Harf · Negative particle

did not

Grammar rules

Negation (not/no)

أَوَلَمْ (Does not) is a negation word — it makes the next word negative, like "not" or "no".

We add "not" or "no" to negate what follows.

Lesson 19 · Negation & Exceptions
Question marker

أَوَلَمْ (Does not) marks a question — it turns the sentence into a question.

We rearrange the English into question form.

Lesson 17 · Questions & Prohibition