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Verse (10:51), Word 9 - Quranic Grammar

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The ninth word of verse (10:51) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A verb and subject pronoun. The perfect verb (فعل ماض) is second person masculine plural. The verb's triliteral root is kāf wāw nūn (ك و ن). The verb (كان) belongs to a special group of words known as kāna and her sisters (كان واخواتها). The suffix (التاء) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (10) sūrat yūnus (Jonah)


(10:51:9)
kuntum
you were
V – 2nd person masculine plural perfect verb
PRON – subject pronoun
فعل ماض والتاء ضمير متصل في محل رفع اسم «كان»

Verse (10:51)

The analysis above refers to the 51st verse of chapter 10 (sūrat yūnus):

Sahih International: Then is it that when it has [actually] occurred you will believe in it? Now? And you were [once] for it impatient

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