Hafiz soon
Al-Qasas · 28:5
And We wanted to confer favor upon those who were oppressed in the land and make them leaders and make them inheritors
Sahih International
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وَنُرِيدُ
wanurīdu
And We wanted
Word breakdown
و
Harf · Conjunctionand
نُريدُ
Fi'l · VerbAnd We wanted
Rootرودrwd
to seek, to go gently, slowly
148× in the Quran · Common
LemmaأَرَادَVerb (form IV) - to intend, to desire, to want, to wish
Grammar rules
Verb form IV — causative
وَنُرِيدُ (And We wanted) uses form IV (أَفْعَلَ) — the أ at the start makes it causative ("to make someone do something").
We translate it as "to make [someone] do" or "to cause [action]".
Lesson 12 · Verb Families II–IVConjunction وَ (and)
وَنُرِيدُ (And We wanted) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".
We add "and" to connect this to what came before.
Lesson 4 · Particles