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Verse (23:66), Word 6 - Quranic Grammar

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The sixth word of verse (23:66) is divided into 3 morphological segments. A resumption particle, verb and subject pronoun. The connective particle fa is usually translated as "then" or "so" and is used to indicate a sequence of events. 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 (23) sūrat l-mu'minūn (The Believers)


(23:66:6)
fakuntum
but you used
REM – prefixed resumption particle
V – 2nd person masculine plural perfect verb
PRON – subject pronoun
الفاء استئنافية
فعل ماض والتاء ضمير متصل في محل رفع اسم «كان»

Verse (23:66)

The analysis above refers to the 66th verse of chapter 23 (sūrat l-mu'minūn):

Sahih International: My verses had already been recited to you, but you were turning back on your heels

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