Yunus
10:2

Yunus · Ayah 2

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Translation

Is it

Word Breakdown

أَكَانَ

Is it

Word Breakdown

أHarf · Interrogative particle

Interrogative particle: introduces a question

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كانFi'l · Verb
3rd personMasculineSingularPast
Rootكون
Very common

to be, exist, happen

Lemmaكَانَ

Verb (form I) - to be

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Grammar Rules

Past tense verb
أَكَانَ (Is it) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.
We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.
Question marker
أَكَانَ (Is it) marks a question — it turns the sentence into a question.
We rearrange the English into question form.

Sahih International

Have the people been amazed that We revealed [revelation] to a man from among them, [saying], "Warn mankind and give good tidings to those who believe that they will have a [firm] precedence of honor with their Lord"? [But] the disbelievers say, "Indeed, this is an obvious magician."

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