The eleventh word of verse (6:23) 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 (6) sūrat l-anʿām (The Cattle) (6:23:11) kunnā we were
V – 1st person plural perfect verb PRON – subject pronoun	فعل ماض و«نا» ضمير متصل في محل رفع اسم «كان»

Verse (6:23)

The analysis above refers to the 23rd verse of chapter 6 (sūrat l-anʿām):

Sahih International: Then there will be no [excuse upon] examination except they will say, "By Allah , our Lord, we were not those who associated."

See Also

• English Translations
• The Verb kāna (كان واخواتها)
• Dependency Graph - visual syntax (i'rāb) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word
• Quran Dictionary - the root kāf wāw nūn

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