The first word of verse (2:20) is an imperfect verb (فعل مضارع). The verb is third person masculine singular and is in the indicative mood (مرفوع). The verb's triliteral root is kāf wāw dāl (ك و د). The verb (يكاد) belongs to a special group of words known as kāda and her sisters (كاد واخواتها).

Chapter (2) sūrat l-baqarah (The Cow) (2:20:1) yakādu Almost
V – 3rd person masculine singular imperfect verb	فعل مضارع

Verse (2:20)

The analysis above refers to the twentieth verse of chapter 2 (sūrat l-baqarah):

Sahih International: The lightning almost snatches away their sight. Every time it lights [the way] for them, they walk therein; but when darkness comes over them, they stand [still]. And if Allah had willed, He could have taken away their hearing and their sight. Indeed, Allah is over all things competent.

See Also

• English Translations
• The Verb kāna (كان واخواتها)
• Dependency Graph - visual syntax (i'rāb) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word
• Quran Dictionary - the root kāf wāw dāl

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