And placed it near them; he said, "Will you not eat?"
Sahih International
فَقَرَّبَهُۥٓ
faqarrabahu
And he placed it near
Word breakdown
ف
Harf · Conjunctionand then
قرب
Fi'l · VerbAnd he placed it near
to get or draw nigh, approach
96× in the Quran · Occasional
هُ
Ism · Personal pronounhim/his/it
Grammar rules
فَقَرَّبَهُۥٓ (And he placed it near) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.
We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.
Lesson 8 · Verbs — Past & Presentفَقَرَّبَهُۥٓ (And he placed it near) uses form II (فَعَّلَ) — the middle letter is doubled, which makes the meaning stronger or causative.
The meaning is more intense than the basic form, or means "to make someone do [action]".
Lesson 12 · Verb Families II–IVفَقَرَّبَهُۥٓ (And he placed it near) starts with فَ, which means "and then" or "so" — it shows sequence or consequence.
We add "and then" or "so" to show the order of events.
Lesson 4 · Particles