Arabic vocabulary
How to say “they opposed” in Arabic, with pronunciation and an example from OpenArabic texts.
خَالَفُوا فِيهِ الرُّسُلَ وَالْعُقُولَ اِتِّبَاعًا لِأَهْوَائِهِمْ
They opposed the messengers and sound reason in that, following their desires.
خَالَفُوا — they opposed. A past-tense verb in a derived 'oppose/go against' pattern shaped for a 'they' subject, the plural carried in its ending. It means 'they opposed' with no separate pronoun. It opens the statement of whom they went against.
From: Finding the Prophet's Way →OpenArabic teaches words like خَالَفُوا through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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