Hafiz soon
Az-Zukhruf · 43:8
And We destroyed greater than them in [striking] power, and the example of the former peoples has preceded.
Sahih International
Word 1 of 7
فَأَهْلَكْنَآ
fa-ahlaknā
Then We destroyed
Word breakdown
ف
Harf · Resumption particlethen
أهْلكْ
Fi'l · VerbThen We destroyed
Rootهلكhlk
to destroy, perish, cause destruction
68× in the Quran · Occasional
LemmaأَهْلَكَVerb (form IV) - to destroy
نا
Ism · Personal pronounus/our
Grammar rules
Past tense verb
فَأَهْلَكْنَآ (Then We destroyed) 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 IV — causative
فَأَهْلَكْنَآ (Then We destroyed) 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]".
Lesson 12 · Verb Families II–IV