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Adh-Dhariyat · Ayah 44

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But they rebelled

فَعَتَوْا۟

But they rebelled

فHarf · Resumption particle

Resumptive particle: resumes or continues discourse

then

عتFi'l · Verb

3rd personMasculinePluralPast

Rootعتو

★★★★Uncommon

to rebel excessively, transgress bounds with insolence and violence

Lemmaعَتَ

Verb (form I) - to be insolent, to exceed, to rebell

وْاIsm · Personal pronoun

Attached pronoun: functions as object, possessor, or complement (3rd person masculine plural)

them/their

3rd personMasculinePlural

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Past tense verb

فَعَتَوْا۟ (But they rebelled) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.

We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.

But they were insolent toward the command of their Lord, so the thunderbolt seized them while they were looking on.

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