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

The third word of verse (37:16) is divided into 3 morphological segments. A conjunction, verb and subject pronoun. The prefixed conjunction wa is usually translated as "and". 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 وَ P - coordinating conjuction CONJ,PREF و Show
2 كُ V - verb PERF,VF:1,FAM:كَان,1P كون كانَ Show
3 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