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Verse (23:106), Word 6 - Quranic Grammar

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The sixth word of verse (23:106) is divided into 3 morphological segments. A conjunction, verb and subject pronoun. The prefixed conjunction wa is usually translated as "and". 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 (23) sūrat l-mu'minūn (The Believers)


(23:106:6)
wakunnā
and we were
CONJ – prefixed conjunction wa (and)
V – 1st person plural perfect verb
PRON – subject pronoun
الواو عاطفة
فعل ماض و«نا» ضمير متصل في محل رفع اسم «كان»

Verse (23:106)

The analysis above refers to the 106th verse of chapter 23 (sūrat l-mu'minūn):

Sahih International: They will say, "Our Lord, our wretchedness overcame us, and we were a people astray.

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