An-Naba
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An-Naba · Ayah 28

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Translation

And they denied

Word Breakdown

وَكَذَّبُوا۟

And they denied

Word Breakdown

وَHarf · Conjunction

Conjunction: connects words, phrases, or clauses

and

كَذَّبُFi'l · Verb
3rd personMasculinePluralPastForm ((II))
Rootكذب
Very common

to deny, reject; to lie, falsehood

Lemmaكَذَّبَ

Verb (form II) - to deny, to reject

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
وَكَذَّبُوا۟ (And they denied) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.
We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.
Verb form II — intensified
وَكَذَّبُوا۟ (And they denied) uses form II (فَعَّلَ) — the middle letter is doubled, which makes the meaning stronger or causative.
The meaning is more intense than the basic form, or means "to make someone do [action]".
Conjunction وَ (and)
وَكَذَّبُوا۟ (And they denied) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".
We add "and" to connect this to what came before.

Sahih International

And denied Our verses with [emphatic] denial.

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