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Verse (32:20), Word 19 - Quranic Grammar

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The nineteenth word of verse (32:20) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A verb and subject pronoun. 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 (32) sūrat l-sajdah (The Prostration)


(32:20:19)
kuntum
you used (to)
V – 2nd person masculine plural perfect verb
PRON – subject pronoun
فعل ماض والتاء ضمير متصل في محل رفع اسم «كان»

Verse (32:20)

The analysis above refers to the twentieth verse of chapter 32 (sūrat l-sajdah):

Sahih International: But as for those who defiantly disobeyed, their refuge is the Fire. Every time they wish to emerge from it, they will be returned to it while it is said to them, "Taste the punishment of the Fire which you used to deny."

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