أَخَذَ take to account in Arabic

فَإِن آخذه بذنوبه رأى عدله،

So if He takes him to account for his sins, he sees His justice,

آخَذَهُ He takes him to account

Past-tense verb 'took, called to account', 'he' form; the ending '-hu' adds 'him' — 'He called him to account'.

From Returning to God

وَإِن لم يؤاخذه بهَا رأى فَضله

And if He does not take him to account for it, he sees His grace.

يُؤَاخِذْهُ He take him to account

Present-form verb 'call to account', shortened after 'lam' so it means past 'did not call to account'; built-in subject 'He', ending '-hu' = 'him'.

From Returning to God

فأقبل عمر حتى أخذ بحمالة سيفه في عنقه، فلببه به،

Umar approached and took hold of the strap of his sword around his neck, then grabbed him firmly with it.

أَخَذَ took hold of

Past-tense verb 'took, seized', 'he' form.

From Early Converts to Islam

وبين ما يسميه هو عقليات من الأمور المأخوذة عن بعض الطواغيت من المشركين وأهل الكتاب وغير ذلك من أنواع الاعتبار

And between what he calls 'rationalities' taken from some tyrants among the polytheists, People of the Book, and other forms of consideration.

ٱلْمَأْخُوذَةِ taken

'the taken, borrowed', passive participle on 'matters', definite feminine genitive — agreeing as a feminine singular with the non-human plural; things lifted from elsewhere.

From Judging by Revelation

ولما أقام الحجة وبين الحجة إرتهن كل نفس بكسبها وآخذها بذنبها

And when the proof was established and made clear, every soul is held accountable for its deeds and taken for its sins.

وَآخَذَهَا and taken

The wa- adds a second verb, 'and seized it', with an attached object pronoun, the doer still God. Coordinated with the holding verb, it continues the accountability theme; the pronoun points back to the soul.

From Prayer and Charity

قال يا سيدي، جاري أخذ ناقتي وحبسها عنده

He said: O my lord, my neighbor took my camel and detained it with him.

أَخَذَ he took

Past-tense 'he took, seized', the 'he' subject inside, referring back to the neighbor. It is an active verb whose doer is the neighbor and whose object, the camel, follows. It reports the act being complained about.

From Justice in the Field

فقال الوالي إذاً خذ الناقة واعطه حمارك بدل الدراهم

The governor said: Then take the camel and give him your donkey instead of the dirhams.

خُذْ take

This is a singular command 'take', aimed at one male, the imperative shape carrying the order. It opens the governor's revised instruction and governs the object that follows. Arabic uses this special command form, distinct from the statement verb.

From Justice in the Field

كم مطمئن في عزته أخذه بعزته بياتا،

How many, secure in their pride, did He take by His might overnight,

أَخَذَهُ he took him

A past-tense verb meaning 'He seized him', with its 'he' subject built in and an attached 'him' object on the end pointing back to the secure person. So one word holds doer, action, and the victim, the proud man caught off guard.

From Death and Decree

فَقَامَ الْفَضْلُ حِينَ أَخَذَ يَحْيَى مِضْجَعَهُ إِلَى قُمْقُمٍ كَانَ بِالسِّجْنِ،

Al-Fadl rose when Yahya took his sleeping mat to a vessel in the prison.

أَخْذٌ took

Inside the 'when...' clause this is the verb of the sub-event, telling what was happening at that moment. Such a time-clause expects a verb describing the simultaneous action, and this word fills that slot. It ties the timing of al-Fadl's rising to Yahya settling down to sleep.

From A Son Protecting His Father

فَأَخَذَهُ مَعَهُ فِي فِرَاشِهِ وَأَلْصَقَهُ بِأَحْشَائِهِ حَتَّى أَصْبَحَ وَقَدْ فَتَرَ الْمَاءُ

So he took it with him in his bed and pressed it against his entrails until it became morning and the water had cooled.

فَأَخَذَهُ so he took it

The front fa- gives a 'so then' sequencing force, and the past verb under it has the 'it' object suffixed onto its end. So connector, verb, and object sit in one word. The -hu points back to the filled flask, the thing he now takes with him.

From A Son Protecting His Father

فَأَخَذَهُ كُلُّهُ فَاسْتَاقَهُ

So he took it all and then drove it away.

فَأَخَذَهُ so he took it

A past-tense verb with its 'he' subject built in and an attached 'it' pronoun as the thing taken. The opening 'fa-' moves the story to its next event. One word carries the action, its doer, and its object together.

From Trapped and Delivered

ثُمَّ أَخَذَ يَرْتَجِزُ أُعْلُ هُبَلْ،

Then he began to chant 'Exalt Hubal.'

أَخَذَ began to

A past verb literally 'took/began', used here as a starter that teams with the verb after it to mean 'set about doing'. Arabic builds 'began to...' by pairing this verb with a following present-form verb rather than with a 'to' word.

From A Companion at Battle

فَأَخَذَ شَاةً

Then he took a sheep.

فَأَخَذَ then he took

The 'fa-' (so/then) advances the story, fused onto a past verb whose 'he' subject is built in, giving 'so he took'. It marks the taking as the next step. The third-person masculine doer rides inside the verb's shape.

From A Night with the Prophet

فَلَمَّا خَرَجَ أُمَيَّةُ أَخَذَ لَا يَنْزِلُ مَنْزِلًا إِلَّا عَقَلَ بَعِيرَهُ،

When Umayya went out, he would not stop at any lodging except to tether his camel.

أَخَذَ would

A past verb 'he took/began' working here as a *start-up auxiliary* — it sets up a habitual 'he would...' that the verb after it completes. Arabic uses such helper-verbs to launch an ongoing pattern.

From Warning Before the Battle of Badr

قَالَ فَأَخَذَنِي فَغَطَّنِي حَتَّى بَلَغَ مِنِّي الْجُهْدُ

He said, "Then he seized me and covered me until I reached the limit of my strength."

فَأَخَذَنِي so he took me

The prefix fa- pushes the story forward to the next act, and 'me' is attached at the end as the one seized. So one word holds the connector, the seizing, and its object together.

From The Night of Revelation and Consolation

فَأَخَذَنِي فَغَطَّنِي الثَّانِيَةَ حَتَّى بَلَغَ مِنِّي الْجُهْدُ،

So he seized me, and the second one covered me until I became exhausted.

فَأَخَذَنِي so he seized me

The prefix fa- pushes the account on to the next act, and 'me' is attached at the end as the one seized; one word holds connector, action and object. The hidden 'he' subject is the angel.

From The Night of Revelation and Consolation

فَأَخَذَنِي فَغَطَّنِي الثَّالِثَةَ حَتَّى بَلَغَ مِنِّي الْجُهْدُ

So he seized me and pressed me a third time until I reached exhaustion.

فَأَخَذَنِي so he seized me

The prefix fa- pushes the account on to the next act, and 'me' is attached at the end as the one seized; one word carries connector, action and object together. The hidden 'he' subject is the angel.

From The Night of Revelation and Consolation

فَأَخَذَ الْقَدَحَ فَوَضَعَهُ عَلَى يَدِهِ فَنَظَرَ إِلَيَّ فَتَبَسَّمَ

Then he took the cup, placed it on his hand, looked at me, and smiled.

فَأَخَذَ then took

The 'fa-' connector advances the narration, 'then he took'; the body is the past 'took' with 'he' inside. It marks the taking as the next step. The connector implies tight succession.

From Generosity to the Poor

فَأَخَذَ بِخِطَامِهَا،

Then he seized its bridle.

فَأَخَذَ then he seized

This is a past-tense verb 'seized/took' with its 'he' subject inside. The leading 'fa-' marks the grabbing as the next event, his reaction to finding the mount, leading into what he took hold of.

From The Joy of Repentance

فَأَخَذَ كُتُبَهُ، وَبَاعَهَا بِأَبْخَسِ الأَثْمَانِ

So he took his books and sold them at the lowest prices.

فَأَخْذُ so he took

This verb carries an attached 'so/then' marking the next step in the sequence of misdeeds, with its 'he' subject built into the past-tense form. The joined particle keeps the chain of actions moving in order. No separate doer is needed.

From Sermons, Wit, and Sorrow

أَخَذَ عُودًا فَذَرَعَهُ بِذِرَاعِهِ

He took a stick, then he measured it against his arm.

أَخذ he took

A plain past-tense verb naming a completed action, with its 'he' subject built into the verb so no separate pronoun appears. It stands at the head of the clause in the usual verb-first order. It sets up the following noun as the thing taken.

From Stories of Prophetic Judgments

فَإِذَا فَرَغُوا أَخَذَ هَذَا الْإِمَامُ الْغَرِيبُ الشَّأْنُ فِي إِيرَادِ خُطْبَتِهِ عَجَلًا مُبْتَدِرًا،

When they had finished, this imam of uncommon standing hurriedly began to deliver his sermon.

أَخَذَ he began

A past-tense verb 'took', here in the idiom 'took to / set about (doing)', i.e. 'began'. The 'he' subject is built in, referring to the imam named just after. This starter-verb use leads into the activity (delivering the sermon) that he embarked on.

From Public Preaching

فقال في خطبته أيها الناس القوي فيكم الضعيف عندي حتى آخذ منه الحق،

So in his speech, he said: 'O people, the strong among you is weak to me until I take the right from him,

آخُذَ I take

A present-tense verb in its subjunctive shape, triggered by 'until' before it, carrying a hidden 'I' subject: 'until I take'. The altered ending is how a listener hears this as the intended outcome.

From Obedience to God and Authority

والضعيف فيكم القوي عندي حتى آخذ له الحق، أطيعوني ما أطعت الله فإذا عصيت الله فلا طاعة لي عليكم

And the weak among you is strong to me until I take his right for him. Obey me as long as I obey Allah. If I disobey Allah, then you owe me no obedience.

آخُذَ I take

A present-tense verb in its subjunctive shape, triggered by 'until', with a hidden 'I' subject: 'until I take'. The altered ending signals this as the intended outcome, not a present fact.

From Obedience to God and Authority