Hafiz soon
Yusuf · 12:23

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

Word 1 of 23

وَرَٰوَدَتْهُ

warāwadathu

And sought to seduce him

Word breakdown

و

Harf · Conjunction

and

رودتْ

Fi'l · Verb

And sought to seduce him

Rootرودrwd

to seek, to go gently, slowly

148× in the Quran · Common

LemmaرَٰوَدُVerb (form III) - to seduce, to demand, to get permission

هُ

Ism · Personal pronoun

him/his/it

Grammar rules

Past tense verb

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 & Present
Verb form III — mutual action

وَرَٰوَدَتْهُ (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–IV
Conjunction وَ (and)

وَرَٰوَدَتْهُ (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