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Al-Anbya · 21:90
So We responded to him, and We gave to him John, and amended for him his wife. Indeed, they used to hasten to good deeds and supplicate Us in hope and fear, and they were to Us humbly submissive.
Sahih International
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فَٱسْتَجَبْنَا
fa-is'tajabnā
So We responded
Word breakdown
ف
Harf · Resumption particlethen
اسْتجبْ
Fi'l · VerbSo We responded
Rootجوبjwb
to answer, to respond
43× in the Quran · Occasional
LemmaٱسْتَجَابَVerb (form X) - to answer, to respond
نا
Ism · Personal pronounus/our
Grammar rules
Past tense verb
فَٱسْتَجَبْنَا (So We responded) 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 & PresentVerb form X — seeking/requesting
فَٱسْتَجَبْنَا (So We responded) uses form X (إِسْتَفْعَلَ) — it means seeking or asking for the action.
We translate it as "to seek [action]" or "to ask for [action]".
Lesson 13 · Verb Families V–X