Arabic for be
kaana
ﻛَﺎﻥَ
be – past tense he
yakuunu
ﻳَﻜُﻮﻥُ
be – present tense he
The Arabic verb for be is written ﻛَﺎﻥَ and pronunced kaana in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﻜُﻮﻥُ and pronounced yakuunu. See more conjugations
Category: kaana an her sisters
Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb
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Important letters:
ﻙ
ﻭ
ﻥ
The root of the word be consists of three Arabic letters:
kaf that is written ﻙ and pronounced k,
waw that is written ﻭ and pronounced w and
nun that is written ﻥ and pronounced n.
Words with the same root letters are often related.
Words related to be
All letters in be
ﻛَﺎﻥَ
The Arabic word for be consists of: The letter kaf that is written ﻙ ( here ﻛـ ) and pronounced k and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter alef that is written ﺍ ( here ـﺎ ) and pronounced . The letter nun that is written ﻥ and pronounced n and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. Therefore, the word is writen ﻛَﺎﻥَ and pronounced kaana.
Arabic is written from right to left. Short vowels are placed above or under the letters, the are usually omitted.
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Conjugations of be
past tense
present tense
he
kaana
ﻛَﺎﻥَ
he - past tense
yakuunu
ﻳَﻜُﻮﻥُ
he - present tense
she
kaanat
ﻛَﺎﻧَﺖ
she - past tense
takuunu
ﺗَﻜُﻮﻥُ
she - present tense
I
kuntu
ﻛُﻨﺖُ
I - past tense
'akuunu
ﺃَﻛُﻮﻥُ
I - present tense