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Verse (40:84), Word 10 - Quranic Grammar

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The tenth word of verse (40:84) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A verb and subject pronoun. The perfect verb (فعل ماض) is first person 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 (نا) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (40) sūrat ghāfir (The Forgiver God)


(40:84:10)
kunnā
we used to
V – 1st person plural perfect verb
PRON – subject pronoun
فعل ماض و«نا» ضمير متصل في محل رفع اسم «كان»

Verse (40:84)

The analysis above refers to the 84th verse of chapter 40 (sūrat ghāfir):

Sahih International: And when they saw Our punishment, they said," We believe in Allah alone and disbelieve in that which we used to associate with Him."

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