Hafiz soon
At-Tur · 52:26
They will say, "Indeed, we were previously among our people fearful [of displeasing Allāh].
Sahih International
Word 1 of 7
قَالُوٓا۟
qālū
They will say
Word breakdown
قالُ
Fi'l · VerbThey will say
Rootقولqwl
to say, speak, tell
1,722× in the Quran · Extremely common
LemmaقَالَVerb (form I) - to say
وا
Ism · Personal pronounthem/their
Grammar rules
Past tense verb
قَالُوٓا۟ (They will say) 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