And she, in whose house he was, sought to seduce him. She closed the doors and said, "Come, you." He said, "[I seek] the refuge of Allāh. Indeed, he is my master, who has made good my residence. Indeed, wrongdoers will not succeed."
Sahih International
وَرَٰوَدَتْهُ
warāwadathu
And sought to seduce him
Word breakdown
و
Harf · Conjunctionand
رودتْ
Fi'l · VerbAnd sought to seduce him
to seek, to go gently, slowly
148× in the Quran · Common
هُ
Ism · Personal pronounhim/his/it
Grammar rules
وَرَٰوَدَتْهُ (And sought to seduce him) 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 & Presentوَرَٰوَدَتْهُ (And sought to seduce him) uses form III (فَاعَلَ) — it describes doing something with or to each other.
The action involves two parties.
Lesson 12 · Verb Families II–IVوَرَٰوَدَتْهُ (And sought to seduce him) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".
We add "and" to connect this to what came before.
Lesson 4 · Particles