Hafiz soon
Al-Haqqah · 69:45
We would have seized him by the right hand;
Sahih International
Word 1 of 3
لَأَخَذْنَا
la-akhadhnā
Certainly We (would) have seized
Word breakdown
لَ
Harf · Emphatic particleindeed
أَخَذْ
Fi'l · VerbCertainly We (would) have seized
RootاخذAx*
to take, seize, grasp; to punish, hold accountable
273× in the Quran · Common
LemmaأَخَذَVerb (form I) - to take, to seize
نَا
Ism · Personal pronounus/our
Grammar rules
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.
Lesson 8 · Verbs — Past & PresentEmphatic 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.
Lesson 15 · إنّ and Sisters