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Verse (12:82), Word 4 - Quranic Grammar

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The fourth word of verse (12:82) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A verb and subject pronoun. The perfect verb (فعل ماض) is first person 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 (نا) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (12) sūrat yūsuf (Joseph)


(12:82:4)
kunnā
we were
V – 1st person plural perfect verb
PRON – subject pronoun
فعل ماض و«نا» ضمير متصل في محل رفع اسم «كان»

Verse (12:82)

The analysis above refers to the 82nd verse of chapter 12 (sūrat yūsuf):

Sahih International: And ask the city in which we were and the caravan in which we came - and indeed, we are truthful,"

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