Quran 5:79: The Last Testament

They would not stop each other from doing sin. Wickedness is what they used to do.

5:79Verse 752 of 6,346

Translation

English · QRT translation

كَانُوا

kānū

They had been

General Arabic dictionary

Corpus form كان. Dictionary lookup may use a verified citation form when the corpus form is inflected.

Meaning in this ayah

They had been

Letter-by-letter reading

كَkaاāنُnuوwاā

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ROOTك و ن

WHAT THIS ISAn action or state word (a verb) with one attached part

What this word is doing

“كَانُ” (kānu)means “They had been” in this verse. It is a verb. an action or state word. Here it is perfect verb, third person — masculine — plural.Corpus grammarV — third person masculine plural perfect verb.

“وا” (wā)an attached pronoun meaning “they” or “them.”Corpus grammarPRON — third person masculine plural subject pronoun.