Nuh
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Nuh · Ayah 22

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Translation

And they have planned

Word Breakdown

وَمَكَرُوا۟

And they have planned

Word Breakdown

وَHarf · Conjunction

Conjunction: connects words, phrases, or clauses

and

مَكَرُFi'l · Verb
3rd personMasculinePluralPast
Rootمكر
Common

to plot, to be cunning, to plan a scheme

Lemmaمَكَرَ

Verb (form I) - to plot, to scheme, to plan

وا۟Ism · Personal pronoun

Attached pronoun: functions as object, possessor, or complement (3rd person masculine plural)

them/their

3rd personMasculinePlural

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Grammar Rules

Past tense verb
وَمَكَرُوا۟ (And they have planned) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.
We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.
Conjunction وَ (and)
وَمَكَرُوا۟ (And they have planned) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".
We add "and" to connect this to what came before.

Sahih International

And they conspired an immense conspiracy

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