Hafiz soon
As-Saf · 61:8

They want to extinguish the light of Allāh with their mouths, but Allāh will perfect His light, although the disbelievers dislike it.

Sahih International

Word 1 of 11

يُرِيدُونَ

yurīdūna

They intend

Word breakdown

يُرِيدُ

Fi'l · Verb

They intend

Rootرودrwd

to seek, to go gently, slowly

148× in the Quran · Common

LemmaأَرَادَVerb (form IV) - to intend, to desire, to want, to wish

ونَ

Ism · Personal pronoun

them/their

Grammar rules

Verb form IV — causative

يُرِيدُونَ (They intend) 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