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Verse (5:15), Word 10 - Quranic Grammar

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The tenth word of verse (5:15) 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 (5) sūrat l-māidah (The Table spread with Food)


(5:15:10)
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 (5:15)

The analysis above refers to the fifteenth verse of chapter 5 (sūrat l-māidah):

Sahih International: O People of the Scripture, there has come to you Our Messenger making clear to you much of what you used to conceal of the Scripture and overlooking much. There has come to you from Allah a light and a clear Book.

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