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Sad · Ayah 8
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Translation
Has been revealed
Word Breakdown
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Grammar Rules
Past tense verb
أَءُنزِلَ (Has been revealed) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.
We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.
Passive voice
أَءُنزِلَ (Has been revealed) is passive — the action is happening to someone, but who is doing it is not mentioned.
We translate it as "is/was [done]" — e.g. "was created", "is known".
Verb form IV — causative
أَءُنزِلَ (Has been revealed) uses form IV (أَفْعَلَ) — the أ at the start makes it causative ("to make someone do something").
We translate it as "to make [someone] do" or "to cause [action]".
Question marker
أَءُنزِلَ (Has been revealed) marks a question — it turns the sentence into a question.
We rearrange the English into question form.
Sahih International
Has the message been revealed to him out of [all of] us?" Rather, they are in doubt about My message. Rather, they have not yet tasted My punishment.
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