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Verse (32:14), Word 13 - Quranic Grammar

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The thirteenth word of verse (32:14) 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 (32) sūrat l-sajdah (The Prostration)


(32:14:13)
kuntum
you used (to)
V – 2nd person masculine plural perfect verb
PRON – subject pronoun
فعل ماض والتاء ضمير متصل في محل رفع اسم «كان»

Verse (32:14)

The analysis above refers to the fourteenth verse of chapter 32 (sūrat l-sajdah):

Sahih International: So taste [punishment] because you forgot the meeting of this, your Day; indeed, We have [accordingly] forgotten you. And taste the punishment of eternity for what you used to do."

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