Hafiz soon
An-Nisa · 4:108

They conceal [their evil intentions and deeds] from the people, but they cannot conceal [them] from Allāh, and He is with them [in His knowledge] when they spend the night in such as He does not accept of speech. And ever is Allāh, of what they do, encompassing.

Sahih International

Word 1 of 21

يَسْتَخْفُونَ

yastakhfūna

They seek to hide

Word breakdown

يَسْتَخْفُ

Fi'l · Verb

They seek to hide

Rootخفيxfy

to hide, to conceal, hidden, secret

34× in the Quran · Occasional

LemmaيَسْتَخْفُVerb (form X) - to hide

ونَ

Ism · Personal pronoun

them/their

Grammar rules

Verb form X — seeking/requesting

يَسْتَخْفُونَ (They seek to hide) uses form X (إِسْتَفْعَلَ) — it means seeking or asking for the action.

We translate it as "to seek [action]" or "to ask for [action]".

Lesson 13 · Verb Families V–X