39:12

Az-Zumar · Ayah 12

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And I am commanded

وَأُمِرْتُ

And I am commanded

وHarf · Conjunction

Conjunction: connects words, phrases, or clauses

and

أُمرْFi'l · Verb

1st personSingularPastPassive

Rootامر

★★★★Very common

matter, affair, command

Lemmaأَمَرَ

Verb (form I) - to order, to command

تُIsm · Personal pronoun

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

me/my

1st personSingular

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Past tense verb

وَأُمِرْتُ (And I am commanded) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.

We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.

Passive voice

وَأُمِرْتُ (And I am commanded) is passive — the action is happening to someone, but who is doing it is not mentioned.

We translate it as "is/was [done]" — e.g. "was created", "is known".

Conjunction وَ (and)

وَأُمِرْتُ (And I am commanded) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".

We add "and" to connect this to what came before.

And I have been commanded to be the first [among you] of the Muslims."

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