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Verse (2:71), Word 23 - Quranic Grammar

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The 23rd word of verse (2:71) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A verb and subject pronoun. The perfect verb (فعل ماض) is third person masculine plural. The verb's triliteral root is kāf wāw dāl (ك و د). The verb (كاد) belongs to a special group of words known as kāda and her sisters (كاد واخواتها). The suffix (الواو) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (2) sūrat l-baqarah (The Cow)


(2:71:23)
kādū
they were near
V – 3rd person masculine plural perfect verb
PRON – subject pronoun
فعل ماض والواو ضمير متصل في محل رفع اسم «كاد»

Verse (2:71)

The analysis above refers to the 71st verse of chapter 2 (sūrat l-baqarah):

Sahih International: He said, "He says, 'It is a cow neither trained to plow the earth nor to irrigate the field, one free from fault with no spot upon her.' " They said, "Now you have come with the truth." So they slaughtered her, but they could hardly do it.

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