Hafiz soon
Yusuf · 12:76
So he began [the search] with their bags before the bag of his brother; then he extracted it from the bag of his brother. Thus did We plan for Joseph. He could not have taken his brother within the religion [i.e., law] of the king except that Allāh willed. We raise in degrees whom We will, but over every possessor of knowledge is one [more] knowing.
Sahih International
Word 1 of 33
فَبَدَأَ
fabada-a
So he began
Word breakdown
ف
Harf · Resumption particlethen
بدأ
Fi'l · VerbSo he began
RootبداbdA
to appear, to become manifest
15× in the Quran · Rare
LemmaبَدَأَVerb (form I) - to begin, to originate
Grammar rules
Past tense verb
فَبَدَأَ (So he began) 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