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Ta-Ha · Ayah 41

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And I (have) chosen you

وَٱصْطَنَعْتُكَ

And I (have) chosen you

وHarf · Conjunction

Conjunction: connects words, phrases, or clauses

and

اصْطنعْFi'l · Verb

1st personSingularPastForm ((VIII))

Rootصنع

★★★★Common

to make, do, construct, work

Lemmaٱصْطَنَعْ

Verb (form VIII) - to choose

تُIsm · Personal pronoun

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

me/my

1st personSingular

كIsm · Personal pronoun

Attached pronoun: functions as object, possessor, or complement (2nd person masculine singular)

you/your

2nd personMasculineSingular

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Past tense verb

وَٱصْطَنَعْتُكَ (And I (have) chosen you) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.

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

Verb form VIII — reflexive

وَٱصْطَنَعْتُكَ (And I (have) chosen you) uses form VIII (إِفْتَعَلَ) — it means doing the action for yourself or by yourself.

We translate it as "to [verb] for oneself".

Conjunction وَ (and)

وَٱصْطَنَعْتُكَ (And I (have) chosen you) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".

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

And I produced you for Myself.

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