Al-Muddaththir
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Al-Muddaththir · Ayah 46

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Translation

And we used to

Word Breakdown

وَكُنَّا

And we used to

Word Breakdown

وَHarf · Conjunction

Conjunction: connects words, phrases, or clauses

and

كُFi'l · Verb
1st personPluralPast
Rootكون
Very common

to be, exist, happen

Lemmaكَانَ

Verb (form I) - to be

نَّاIsm · Personal pronoun

Attached pronoun: functions as object, possessor, or complement (1st person plural)

us/our

1st personPlural

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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.
Conjunction 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.

Sahih International

And we used to deny the Day of Recompense

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