Al-Qasas
28:9

Al-Qasas · Ayah 9

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Translation

And said

Word Breakdown

وَقَالَتِ

And said

Word Breakdown

وHarf · Conjunction

Conjunction: connects words, phrases, or clauses

and

قالتFi'l · Verb
3rd personFeminineSingularPast
Rootقول
Very common

to say, speak, tell

Lemmaقَالَ

Verb (form I) - to say

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Grammar Rules

Past tense verb
وَقَالَتِ (And said) 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)
وَقَالَتِ (And said) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".
We add "and" to connect this to what came before.

Sahih International

And the wife of Pharaoh said, "[He will be] a comfort of the eye [i.e., pleasure] for me and for you. Do not kill him; perhaps he may benefit us, or we may adopt him as a son." And they perceived not.

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