Hafiz soon
Adh-Dhariyat · 51:17
They used to sleep but little of the night,
Sahih International
Word 1 of 6
كَانُوا۟
kānū
They used to
Word breakdown
كانُ
Fi'l · VerbThey used to
Rootكونkwn
to be, exist, happen
1,390× in the Quran · Extremely common
LemmaكَانَVerb (form I) - to be
وا
Ism · Personal pronounthem/their
Grammar rules
Past tense verb
كَانُوا۟ (They used to) 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 & Present