Hafiz soon
Az-Zukhruf · 43:25
So We took retribution from them; then see how was the end of the deniers.
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فَٱنتَقَمْنَا
fa-intaqamnā
So We took retribution
Word breakdown
ف
Harf · Resumption particlethen
انتقمْ
Fi'l · VerbSo We took retribution
Rootنقمnqm
to take retribution, punish; retribution, punishment
17× in the Quran · Rare
LemmaٱنتَقَمْVerb (form VIII) - to take retribution
نا
Ism · Personal pronounus/our
Grammar rules
Past tense verb
فَٱنتَقَمْنَا (So We took retribution) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.
We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.
Lesson 8 · Verbs — Past & PresentVerb form VIII — reflexive
فَٱنتَقَمْنَا (So We took retribution) uses form VIII (إِفْتَعَلَ) — it means doing the action for yourself or by yourself.
We translate it as "to [verb] for oneself".
Lesson 13 · Verb Families V–X