Hafiz soon
Al-A'raf · 7:119
And they [i.e., Pharaoh and his people] were overcome right there and became debased.
Sahih International
Word 1 of 4
فَغُلِبُوا۟
faghulibū
So they were defeated
Word breakdown
فَ
Harf · Resumption particlethen
غُلِبُ
Fi'l · VerbSo they were defeated
Rootغلبglb
to overcome, conquer, to gain victory
31× in the Quran · Occasional
LemmaغَلَبُVerb (form I) - to overcome, to defeat
وا۟
Ism · Personal pronounthem/their
Grammar rules
Past tense verb
فَغُلِبُوا۟ (So they were defeated) 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 & PresentPassive voice
فَغُلِبُوا۟ (So they were defeated) is passive — the action is happening to someone, but who is doing it is not mentioned.
We translate it as "is/was [done]" — e.g. "was created", "is known".
Lesson 11 · Passive & Participles