Arabic vocabulary
فَدَخَلَ is how you say “then he entered” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in real example sentences from classical texts below.
فَنَزَلَ يَوْمًا مَنْزِلًا فَدَخَلَ الْأَرَاكَ،
One day he stopped at a lodging, and then he entered the thickets.
فَدَخَلَ — then he entered. A chaining fa- ('and then') on a past verb 'entered', subject built in; it sequences this as the next thing after halting, giving the 'and then' flow.
From: Umar and the Prophet's Wives →فَدَخَلَ فَاسْتَأْذَنَ، فَأَذِنَ لِي،
So he entered, asked permission, and allowed me in.
فَدَخَلَ — so he entered. The 'fa-' connector advances the story, 'so he entered'; the body is the past verb 'entered' with 'he' inside. It marks the entering as the next step after the following. The connector implies tight succession.
From: Generosity to the Poor →فَدَخَلَ فَوَجَدَ لَبَنًا فِي قَدَحٍ
He then entered and found milk in a cup.
فَدَخَلَ — so he entered. The 'fa-' connector moves the narrative forward, 'so/then he entered'; the body is the past 'entered' with 'he' inside. It marks succession from the prior scene. The connector implies one action right after another.
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