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Verse (2:170), Word 16 - Quranic Grammar

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The sixteenth word of verse (2:170) is a perfect verb (فعل ماض). The verb is third person masculine singular. 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).

Chapter (2) sūrat l-baqarah (The Cow)


(2:170:16)
kāna
[were]
V – 3rd person masculine singular perfect verb فعل ماض

Verse (2:170)

The analysis above refers to the 170th verse of chapter 2 (sūrat l-baqarah):

Sahih International: And when it is said to them, "Follow what Allah has revealed," they say, "Rather, we will follow that which we found our fathers doing." Even though their fathers understood nothing, nor were they guided?

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