Sad
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Sad · Ayah 20

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Translation

And We strengthened

Word Breakdown

وَشَدَدْنَا

And We strengthened

Word Breakdown

وHarf · Conjunction

Conjunction: connects words, phrases, or clauses

and

شددْFi'l · Verb
1st personPluralPast
Rootشدد
Very common

terrible, severe and strong

Lemmaشَدَدْ

Verb (form I) - to strengthen

ناIsm · Personal pronoun

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

us/our

1st personPlural

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Grammar Rules

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

Sahih International

And We strengthened his kingdom and gave him wisdom and discernment in speech.

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