Hafiz soon
Al-A'raf · 7:191
Do they associate with Him those who create nothing and they are [themselves] created?
Sahih International
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أَيُشْرِكُونَ
ayush'rikūna
Do they associate
Word breakdown
أَ
Harf · Interrogative particle?
يُشْرِكُ
Fi'l · VerbDo they associate
Rootشرك$rk
to associate, ascribe partner
168× in the Quran · Common
LemmaأَشْرَكَVerb (form IV) - to associate partners
ونَ
Ism · Personal pronounthem/their
Grammar rules
Verb form IV — causative
أَيُشْرِكُونَ (Do they associate) 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–IVQuestion marker
أَيُشْرِكُونَ (Do they associate) marks a question — it turns the sentence into a question.
We rearrange the English into question form.
Lesson 17 · Questions & Prohibition