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Verse (9:87), Word 3 - Quranic Grammar

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The third word of verse (9:87) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A verb and subject pronoun. The imperfect verb (فعل مضارع) is third person masculine plural and is in the subjunctive mood (منصوب). The verb's triliteral root is kāf wāw nūn (ك و ن). The verb (يكون) belongs to a special group of words known as kāna and her sisters (كان واخواتها). The suffix (الواو) is an attached subject pronoun.

Chapter (9) sūrat l-tawbah (The Repentance)


(9:87:3)
yakūnū
be
V – 3rd person masculine plural imperfect verb, subjunctive mood
PRON – subject pronoun
فعل مضارع منصوب والواو ضمير متصل في محل رفع اسم «يكون»

Verse (9:87)

The analysis above refers to the 87th verse of chapter 9 (sūrat l-tawbah):

Sahih International: They were satisfied to be with those who stay behind, and their hearts were sealed over, so they do not understand.

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