The fourth word of verse (2:28) is divided into 3 morphological segments. A circumstantial particle, verb and subject pronoun. The connective particle wa is usually translated as "while" and is used to indicate the circumstance 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 (2) sūrat l-baqarah (The Cow) (2:28:4) wakuntum While you were
CIRC – prefixed circumstantial particle V – 2nd person masculine plural perfect verb PRON – subject pronoun	الواو حالية فعل ماض والتاء ضمير متصل في محل رفع اسم «كان»

Verse (2:28)

The analysis above refers to the 28th verse of chapter 2 (sūrat l-baqarah):

Sahih International: How can you disbelieve in Allah when you were lifeless and He brought you to life; then He will cause you to die, then He will bring you [back] to life, and then to Him you will be returned.

See Also

• English Translations
• The Verb kāna (كان واخواتها)
• Dependency Graph - visual syntax (i'rāb) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word
• Quran Dictionary - the root kāf wāw nūn

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