Text: كُنَّا
Root: ك و ن (1390)
Lemma: كان (1358)
Stem: ك (85)

The 23rd word of verse (7:172) 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.

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Position Text POS Tags Root Lemma Actions
1 كُ V - verb PERF,VF:1,FAM:كَان,1P كون كانَ Show
2 نَّا N - personal pronoun PRON,SUFF,1P Show

Verb Forms

Name Value Action
perfect كَانَ
imperfect يَكُونُ
imperative كُنْ
active_participle كَائِن
verbal_noun كَوْن/كَيْنُوْنة