Al-Qasas
28:45

Al-Qasas · Ayah 45

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Translation

But We

Word Breakdown

وَلَـٰكِنَّآ

But We

Word Breakdown

وHarf · Conjunction

Conjunction: connects words, phrases, or clauses

and

لكنHarf · Accusative particle

but

Lemmaلَٰكِن
اIsm · Personal pronoun

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

us/our

1st personPlural

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Grammar Rules

Conjunction وَ (and)
وَلَـٰكِنَّآ (But We) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".
We add "and" to connect this to what came before.
Emphasis particle إنّ (indeed)
وَلَـٰكِنَّآ (But We) is an emphasis particle — it means "indeed" or "verily" and stresses what comes next.
We add "indeed" to emphasize the statement.

Sahih International

But We produced [many] generations [after Moses], and prolonged was their duration. And you were not a resident among the people of Madyan, reciting to them Our verses, but We were senders [of this message].

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