Text: فَكَانُواْ
Root: ك و ن (1390)
Lemma: كان (1358)
Stem: كان (269)

The third word of verse (72:15) is divided into 3 morphological segments. A resumption particle, verb and subject pronoun. The connective particle fa is usually translated as "then" or "so" and is used to indicate a sequence of events. The perfect verb (فعل ماض) is third 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 (الواو) is an attached subject pronoun.

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Position Text POS Tags Root Lemma Actions
1 فَ P - resumption particle REM,PREF ف Show
2 كَانُ V - verb PERF,VF:1,FAM:كَان,3MP كون كانَ Show
3 وا۟ N - personal pronoun PRON,SUFF,3MP Show

Verb Forms

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