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Verse (29:34), Word 11 - Quranic Grammar

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The eleventh word of verse (29:34) 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 (29) sūrat l-ʿankabūt (The Spider)


(29:34:11)
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 (29:34)

The analysis above refers to the 34th verse of chapter 29 (sūrat l-ʿankabūt):

Sahih International: Indeed, we will bring down on the people of this city punishment from the sky because they have been defiantly disobedient."

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