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Verse (34:40), Word 9 - Quranic Grammar

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The ninth word of verse (34:40) 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 (34) sūrat saba (Sheba)


(34:40:9)
kānū
they were
V – 3rd person masculine plural perfect verb
PRON – subject pronoun
فعل ماض والواو ضمير متصل في محل رفع اسم «كان»

Verse (34:40)

The analysis above refers to the 40th verse of chapter 34 (sūrat saba):

Sahih International: And [mention] the Day when He will gather them all and then say to the angels, "Did these [people] used to worship you?"

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