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Verse (16:93), Word 16 - Quranic Grammar

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The sixteenth word of verse (16:93) 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 (16) sūrat l-naḥl (The Bees)


(16:93:16)
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 (16:93)

The analysis above refers to the 93rd verse of chapter 16 (sūrat l-naḥl):

Sahih International: And if Allah had willed, He could have made you [of] one religion, but He causes to stray whom He wills and guides whom He wills. And you will surely be questioned about what you used to do.

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