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Yunus · 10:2
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."
Sahih International
Word 1 of 26
أَكَانَ
akāna
Is it
Word breakdown
أ
Harf · Interrogative particle?
كان
Fi'l · VerbIs it
Rootكونkwn
to be, exist, happen
1,390× in the Quran · Extremely common
LemmaكَانَVerb (form I) - to be
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.
Lesson 8 · Verbs — Past & PresentQuestion marker
أَكَانَ (Is it) marks a question — it turns the sentence into a question.
We rearrange the English into question form.
Lesson 17 · Questions & Prohibition