Hafiz soon
Ya-Sin · 36:81
Is not He who created the heavens and the earth Able to create the likes of them? Yes, [it is so]; and He is the Knowing Creator.
Sahih International
Word 1 of 14
أَوَلَيْسَ
awalaysa
Is it not
Word breakdown
أ
Harf · Interrogative particle?
و
Harf · Supplemental particleand
ليْس
Fi'l · VerbIs it not
Rootليسlys
to not be, negation of existence or state
89× in the Quran · Occasional
LemmaلَّيْسَVerb (form I) - to not be
Grammar rules
Past tense verb
أَوَلَيْسَ (Is it not) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.
We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.
Lesson 8 · Verbs — Past & PresentQuestion marker
أَوَلَيْسَ (Is it not) marks a question — it turns the sentence into a question.
We rearrange the English into question form.
Lesson 17 · Questions & Prohibition