And give to the orphans their properties and do not substitute the defective [of your own] for the good [of theirs]. And do not consume their properties into your own. Indeed, that is ever a great sin.
Sahih International
وَءَاتُوا۟
waātū
And give
Word breakdown
وَ
Harf · Conjunctionand
ءَاتُ
Fi'l · VerbAnd give
to come, bring, give
549× in the Quran · Very common
وا۟
Ism · Personal pronounyou all/your
Grammar rules
وَءَاتُوا۟ (And give) is a command — it's telling someone to do something.
We translate it as a direct command — "[Do this]!"
Lesson 10 · Commands & Futureوَءَاتُوا۟ (And give) 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–IVوَءَاتُوا۟ (And give) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".
We add "and" to connect this to what came before.
Lesson 4 · Particles