Hafiz soon
As-Saffat · 37:176
Then for Our punishment are they impatient?
Sahih International
Word 1 of 2
أَفَبِعَذَابِنَا
afabiʿadhābinā
Then is (it) for Our punishment
Word breakdown
أ
Harf · Interrogative particle?
ف
Harf · Supplemental particlethen
ب
Harf · Prepositionin/with
عذاب
Ism · NounThen is (it) for Our punishment
RootعذبE*b
to punish, torture; punishment, torment
373× in the Quran · Very common
LemmaعَذَابNoun
نا
Ism · Personal pronounus/our
Grammar rules
Preposition بِ (in/with/by)
أَفَبِعَذَابِنَا (Then is (it) for Our punishment) starts with بِ, a small preposition meaning "in", "with", or "by".
We add "in", "with", or "by" before the word.
Lesson 4 · ParticlesQuestion marker
أَفَبِعَذَابِنَا (Then is (it) for Our punishment) marks a question — it turns the sentence into a question.
We rearrange the English into question form.
Lesson 17 · Questions & Prohibition