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An-Nisa · Ayah 21

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And how

وَكَيْفَ

And how

وَHarf · Circumstantial particle

Circumstantial particle: describes the state during an action

while

كَيْفَHarf · Interrogative particle

how?

Rootكيف

★★★★Common

how

Lemmaكَيْف

Nominal (1) Interogative particle

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Question marker

وَكَيْفَ (And how) marks a question — it turns the sentence into a question.

We rearrange the English into question form.

Circumstantial وَ (while/as)

وَكَيْفَ (And how) starts with وَ here meaning "while" or "as" — it describes the circumstances.

We add "while" or "as" to describe what's happening at the same time.

And how could you take it while you have gone in unto each other and they have taken from you a solemn covenant?

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