English Equivalent
and, "who," but, yet
Grammatical Function
1- Coordinator → connects words, phrases, clauses, or sentences 2- Parenthetical - واو اعتراضية - modifies the prededing noun or pronoun - often translated as "who" 3- Adversative - واو استدراكية (One affirmative and one negative statement) → but, and yet → often precedes the adversative particles وإنما، ولكن، ولكنّ، ولم، وليس
Structure
كلمة / عبارة / جملة + و + كلمة / عبارة / جملة