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Verse (46:20), Word 19 - Quranic Grammar

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The nineteenth word of verse (46:20) 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 (46) sūrat l-aḥqāf (The Curved Sand-hills)


(46:20:19)
kuntum
you were
V – 2nd person masculine plural perfect verb
PRON – subject pronoun
فعل ماض والتاء ضمير متصل في محل رفع اسم «كان»

Verse (46:20)

The analysis above refers to the twentieth verse of chapter 46 (sūrat l-aḥqāf):

Sahih International: And the Day those who disbelieved are exposed to the Fire [it will be said], "You exhausted your pleasures during your worldly life and enjoyed them, so this Day you will be awarded the punishment of [extreme] humiliation because you were arrogant upon the earth without right and because you were defiantly disobedient."

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