كَانَ conjugation

to be · Hollow root · Form I · ك و ن · intransitive

Common mistakes

The middle radical is و or ي. It stretches into a long vowel: قَالَ: and shortens before a consonant ending and in the jussive: قُلْتُ, لَمْ يَقُلْ.

Core forms

Past: heفَعَلَكَانَnot: كَوَنَ
Past: sheفَعَلَتْكَانَتْnot: كَوَنَتْ
Past: you (m.)فَعَلْتَكُنْتَnot: كَوَنْتَ
Past: Iفَعَلْتُكُنْتُnot: كَوَنْتُ
Past: they (m.)فَعَلُواكَانُواnot: كَوَنُوا
Present: heيَفْعُلُيَكُونُnot: يَكْوُنُ
Present: Iأَفْعُلُأَكُونُnot: أَكْوُنُ
Present: they (m.)يَفْعُلُونَيَكُونُونَnot: يَكْوُنُونَ

Advanced forms

Past: the two of themفَعَلَاكَانَاnot: كَوَنَا
Present: you (f.)تَفْعُلِينَتَكُونِينَnot: تَكْوُنِينَ
Subjunctive after أنْيَفْعُلَيَكُونَnot: يَكْوُنَ
Jussive after لَمْيَفْعُلْيَكُنْnot: يَكْوُنْ
Imperative: you (m.)اُفْعُلْكُنْnot: اُكْوُنْ
Imperative: you (f.)اُفْعُلِيكُونِيnot: اُكْوُنِي

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