LexemicaArabic course

Arabic · word

كان

kāna

was

/kaːn/auxiliary

Meanings

  • auxiliary · A1

    Used to describe a state or identity in the past tense.

    كان الطقس جميلاً أمس.

  • auxiliary · A2

    Used before a present-tense verb to express past continuous or habitual actions.

    كان يدرس كل يوم في المكتبة.

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