69:45

Al-Haqqah · Ayah 45

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Certainly We (would) have seized

لَأَخَذْنَا

Certainly We (would) have seized

لَHarf · Emphatic particle

Emphasis particle: adds emphasis or certainty

indeed

أَخَذْFi'l · Verb

1st personPluralPast

Rootاخذ

★★★★Very common

to take, seize, grasp; to punish, hold accountable

Lemmaأَخَذَ

Verb (form I) - to take, to seize

نَاIsm · Personal pronoun

Attached pronoun: functions as object, possessor, or complement (1st person plural)

us/our

1st personPlural

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Past tense verb

لَأَخَذْنَا (Certainly We (would) have seized) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.

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

Emphatic لَ (indeed)

لَأَخَذْنَا (Certainly We (would) have seized) starts with لَ for emphasis — it's like saying "indeed!" or "certainly!".

We add "indeed" or "certainly" to show the emphasis.

We would have seized him by the right hand;

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