Maryam
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Maryam · Ayah 55

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Translation

And he used

Word Breakdown

وَكَانَ

And he used

Word Breakdown

وHarf · Conjunction

Conjunction: connects words, phrases, or clauses

and

كانFi'l · Verb
3rd personMasculineSingularPast
Rootكون
Very common

to be, exist, happen

Lemmaكَانَ

Verb (form I) - to be

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Grammar Rules

Past tense verb
وَكَانَ (And he used) 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)
وَكَانَ (And he used) 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 used to enjoin on his people prayer and zakāh and was to his Lord pleasing [i.e., accepted by Him].

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