Yusuf
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Yusuf · Ayah 18

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Translation

And they brought

Word Breakdown

وَجَآءُو

And they brought

Word Breakdown

وHarf · Conjunction

Conjunction: connects words, phrases, or clauses

and

جاءُFi'l · Verb
3rd personMasculinePluralPast
Rootجيا
Very common

came

Lemmaجَآءَ

Verb (form I) - to come

وIsm · 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
وَجَآءُو (And they brought) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.
We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.
Conjunction وَ (and)
وَجَآءُو (And they brought) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".
We add "and" to connect this to what came before.

Sahih International

And they brought upon his shirt false blood. [Jacob] said, "Rather, your souls have enticed you to something, so patience is most fitting. And Allāh is the one sought for help against that which you describe."

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