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 particle

and

ليْس

Fi'l · Verb

Is 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 & Present
Question 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