And it was revealed to Noah that, "No one will believe from your people except those who have already believed, so do not be distressed by what they have been doing.
Sahih International
وَأُوحِىَ
waūḥiya
And it was revealed
Word breakdown
و
Harf · Conjunctionand
أُوحى
Fi'l · VerbAnd it was revealed
to inspire, reveal
78× in the Quran · Occasional
Grammar rules
وَأُوحِىَ (And it was revealed) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.
We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.
Lesson 8 · Verbs — Past & Presentوَأُوحِىَ (And it was revealed) is passive — the action is happening to someone, but who is doing it is not mentioned.
We translate it as "is/was [done]" — e.g. "was created", "is known".
Lesson 11 · Passive & Participlesوَأُوحِىَ (And it was revealed) uses form IV (أَفْعَلَ) — the أ at the start makes it causative ("to make someone do something").
We translate it as "to make [someone] do" or "to cause [action]".
Lesson 12 · Verb Families II–IVوَأُوحِىَ (And it was revealed) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".
We add "and" to connect this to what came before.
Lesson 4 · Particles