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Al-Waqi'ah · Ayah 47

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And they used (to)

وَكَانُوا۟

And they used (to)

وHarf · Conjunction

Conjunction: connects words, phrases, or clauses

and

كانُFi'l · Verb

3rd personMasculinePluralPast

Rootكون

★★★★Very common

to be, exist, happen

Lemmaكَانَ

Verb (form I) - to be

واIsm · Personal pronoun

Attached pronoun: functions as object, possessor, or complement (3rd person masculine plural)

them/their

3rd personMasculinePlural

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Past tense verb

وَكَانُوا۟ (And 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.

Conjunction وَ (and)

وَكَانُوا۟ (And they used (to)) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".

We add "and" to connect this to what came before.

And they used to say, "When we die and become dust and bones, are we indeed to be resurrected?

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