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

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فَبَدَأَ

fabada-a

So he began

Word breakdown

ف

Harf · Resumption particle

then

بدأ

Fi'l · Verb

So 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