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Verse (52:19), Word 5 - Quranic Grammar

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The fifth word of verse (52:19) 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 (52) sūrat l-ṭūr (The Mount)


(52:19:5)
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 (52:19)

The analysis above refers to the nineteenth verse of chapter 52 (sūrat l-ṭūr):

Sahih International: [They will be told], "Eat and drink in satisfaction for what you used to do."

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