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An-Nahl · Ayah 122

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And We gave him

وَءَاتَيْنَـٰهُ

And We gave him

وHarf · Conjunction

Conjunction: connects words, phrases, or clauses

and

ءاتيْFi'l · Verb

1st personPluralPastForm ((IV))

Rootاتي

★★★★Very common

to come, bring, give

Lemmaآتَى

Verb (form IV) - to give

نIsm · Personal pronoun

Attached pronoun: functions as object, possessor, or complement (1st person plural)

us/our

1st personPlural

هُIsm · Personal pronoun

Attached pronoun: functions as object, possessor, or complement (3rd person masculine singular)

him/his/it

3rd personMasculineSingular

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Past tense verb

وَءَاتَيْنَـٰهُ (And We gave him) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.

We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.

Verb form IV — causative

وَءَاتَيْنَـٰهُ (And We gave him) uses form IV (أَفْعَلَ) — the أ at the start makes it causative ("to make someone do something").

We translate it as "to make [someone] do" or "to cause [action]".

Conjunction وَ (and)

وَءَاتَيْنَـٰهُ (And We gave him) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".

We add "and" to connect this to what came before.

And We gave him good in this world, and indeed, in the Hereafter he will be among the righteous.

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