Hafiz soon
Al-Muddaththir · 74:46
And we used to deny the Day of Recompense
Sahih International
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وَكُنَّا
wakunnā
And we used to
Word breakdown
وَ
Harf · Conjunctionand
كُ
Fi'l · VerbAnd we used to
Rootكونkwn
to be, exist, happen
1,390× in the Quran · Extremely common
LemmaكَانَVerb (form I) - to be
نَّا
Ism · Personal pronounus/our
Grammar rules
Past tense verb
وَكُنَّا (And we 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 & PresentConjunction وَ (and)
وَكُنَّا (And we used to) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".
We add "and" to connect this to what came before.
Lesson 4 · Particles