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Al-Isra · 17:46

And We have placed over their hearts coverings, lest they understand it, and in their ears deafness. And when you mention your Lord alone in the Qur’ān, they turn back in aversion.

Sahih International

Word 1 of 19

وَجَعَلْنَا

wajaʿalnā

And We have placed

Word breakdown

و

Harf · Conjunction

and

جعلْ

Fi'l · Verb

And We have placed

RootجعلjEl

to put, place, make, effect, prepare, produce, appoint, fix, begin

346× in the Quran · Very common

LemmaجَعَلَVerb (form I) - to make

نا

Ism · Personal pronoun

us/our

Grammar rules

Past tense verb

وَجَعَلْنَا (And We have placed) 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
Conjunction وَ (and)

وَجَعَلْنَا (And We have placed) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".

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

Lesson 4 · Particles