Al-Isra
17:46

Al-Isra · Ayah 46

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Translation

And We have placed

Word Breakdown

وَجَعَلْنَا

And We have placed

Word Breakdown

وHarf · Conjunction

Conjunction: connects words, phrases, or clauses

and

جعلْFi'l · Verb
1st personPluralPast
Rootجعل
Very common

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

Lemmaجَعَلَ

Verb (form I) - to make

ناIsm · Personal pronoun

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

us/our

1st personPlural

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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.
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.

Sahih International

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.

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