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Verse (50:22), Word 2 - Quranic Grammar

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The second word of verse (50:22) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A verb and subject pronoun. The perfect verb (فعل ماض) is second person masculine singular. 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 (50) sūrat qāf


(50:22:2)
kunta
you were
V – 2nd person masculine singular perfect verb
PRON – subject pronoun
فعل ماض والتاء ضمير متصل في محل رفع اسم «كان»

Verse (50:22)

The analysis above refers to the 22nd verse of chapter 50 (sūrat qāf):

Sahih International: [It will be said], "You were certainly in unmindfulness of this, and We have removed from you your cover, so your sight, this Day, is sharp."

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