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Verse (57:8), Word 14 - Quranic Grammar

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The fourteenth word of verse (57:8) 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 (57) sūrat l-ḥadīd (The Iron)


(57:8:14)
kuntum
you are
V – 2nd person masculine plural perfect verb
PRON – subject pronoun
فعل ماض والتاء ضمير متصل في محل رفع اسم «كان»

Verse (57:8)

The analysis above refers to the eighth verse of chapter 57 (sūrat l-ḥadīd):

Sahih International: And why do you not believe in Allah while the Messenger invites you to believe in your Lord and He has taken your covenant, if you should [truly] be believers?

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