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Verse (11:36), Word 16 - Quranic Grammar

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The sixteenth word of verse (11:36) 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 nūn (ك و ن). The verb (كان) belongs to a special group of words known as kāna and her sisters (كان واخواتها). The suffix (الواو) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (11) sūrat hūd (Hud)


(11:36:16)
kānū
they have been
V – 3rd person masculine plural perfect verb
PRON – subject pronoun
فعل ماض والواو ضمير متصل في محل رفع اسم «كان»

Verse (11:36)

The analysis above refers to the 36th verse of chapter 11 (sūrat hūd):

Sahih International: And it was revealed to Noah that, "No one will believe from your people except those who have already believed, so do not be distressed by what they have been doing.

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