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Verse (10:42), Word 5 - Quranic Grammar

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The fifth word of verse (10:42) is divided into 3 morphological segments. An interrogative alif, supplemental particle and personal pronoun. The prefixed alif is an interrogative particle used to form a question and is usually translated as "is", "are", or "do". The supplemental particle fa is usually translated as "then" or "so". The personal pronoun is second person masculine singular.

Chapter (10) sūrat yūnus (Jonah)


(10:42:5)
afa-anta
But (can) you
INTG – prefixed interrogative alif
SUP – prefixed supplemental particle
PRON – 2nd person masculine singular personal pronoun
الهمزة همزة استفهام
الفاء زائدة
ضمير منفصل

Verse (10:42)

The analysis above refers to the 42nd verse of chapter 10 (sūrat yūnus):

Sahih International: And among them are those who listen to you. But can you cause the deaf to hear, although they will not use reason?

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