كانَ
kāna
was, to be
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Learn it in lesson 1About this word
Verb (fiʿl)Verb form IRoot letters: ك و ن
Tense forms — as used in the Qur'an
- Past (māḍī)كَانَ1,076 times
- Present/Future (muḍāriʿ)يَكُن260 times
- Command (amr)كُن22 times
Forms in the Qur'an
- كَانَ(there) has beenkāna · 323 times323 times
- كَانُوا۟they used tokānū · 209 times209 times
- كُنتُمْyou arekuntum · 150 times150 times
- وَكَانَand becamewakāna · 84 times84 times
- كُنَّاWe werekunnā · 62 times62 times
- كُنتُمyou werekuntum · 36 times36 times
Words from the same root
More words from the root ك و ن — know one root, recognise many words.
Examples from the Qur'an
About what they used to do.
And indeed, they [i.e., the disbelievers] used to say,
And become dust dispersing,