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An-Nisa · 4:44
Have you not seen those who were given a portion of the Scripture, purchasing error [in exchange for it] and wishing you would lose the way?
Sahih International
Word 1 of 14
أَلَمْ
alam
Did not
Word breakdown
أَ
Harf · Interrogative particle?
لَمْ
Harf · Negative particledid not
Grammar rules
Negation (not/no)
أَلَمْ (Did not) is a negation word — it makes the next word negative, like "not" or "no".
We add "not" or "no" to negate what follows.
Lesson 19 · Negation & ExceptionsQuestion marker
أَلَمْ (Did not) marks a question — it turns the sentence into a question.
We rearrange the English into question form.
Lesson 17 · Questions & Prohibition