Ibrahim
14:33

Ibrahim · Ayah 33

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Translation

And He subjected

Word Breakdown

وَسَخَّرَ

And He subjected

Word Breakdown

وHarf · Conjunction

Conjunction: connects words, phrases, or clauses

and

سخرFi'l · Verb
3rd personMasculineSingularPastForm ((II))
Rootسخر
Common

to subject, compel to serve; to mock, ridicule

Lemmaسَخَّرَ

Verb (form II) - to subject, to impose

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Grammar Rules

Past tense verb
وَسَخَّرَ (And He subjected) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.
We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.
Verb form II — intensified
وَسَخَّرَ (And He subjected) uses form II (فَعَّلَ) — the middle letter is doubled, which makes the meaning stronger or causative.
The meaning is more intense than the basic form, or means "to make someone do [action]".
Conjunction وَ (and)
وَسَخَّرَ (And He subjected) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".
We add "and" to connect this to what came before.

Sahih International

And He subjected for you the sun and the moon, continuous [in orbit], and subjected for you the night and the day.

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