Hafiz soon
Qaf · 50:15

Did We fail in the first creation? But they are in confusion over a new creation.

Sahih International

Word 1 of 10

أَفَعَيِينَا

afaʿayīnā

Were We then tired

Word breakdown

أ

Harf · Interrogative particle

?

ف

Harf · Supplemental particle

then

عيي

Fi'l · Verb

Were We then tired

RootعييEyy

to be tired, weary, worn out

2× in the Quran · Rare

LemmaعَيِيVerb (form I) - to tire

نا

Ism · Personal pronoun

us/our

Grammar rules

Past tense verb

أَفَعَيِينَا (Were We then tired) 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 & Present
Question marker

أَفَعَيِينَا (Were We then tired) marks a question — it turns the sentence into a question.

We rearrange the English into question form.

Lesson 17 · Questions & Prohibition