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Al-A'raf · 7:100

Has it not become clear to those who inherited the earth after its [previous] people that if We willed, We could afflict them for their sins? But We seal over their hearts so they do not hear.

Sahih International

Word 1 of 19

أَوَلَمْ

awalam

Would it not

Word breakdown

أَ

Harf · Interrogative particle

?

وَ

Harf · Conjunction

and

لَمْ

Harf · Negative particle

did not

Grammar rules

Conjunction وَ (and)

أَوَلَمْ (Would it not) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".

We add "and" to connect this to what came before.

Lesson 4 · Particles
Negation (not/no)

أَوَلَمْ (Would it not) is a negation word — it makes the next word negative, like "not" or "no".

We add "not" or "no" to negate what follows.

Lesson 19 · Negation & Exceptions
Question marker

أَوَلَمْ (Would it not) marks a question — it turns the sentence into a question.

We rearrange the English into question form.

Lesson 17 · Questions & Prohibition