كانوا be in Arabic
كانوا is how you say “be” in Arabic.
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Example sentence
قال يقولون لو أنهم رأوها كانوا أشد عليها حرصًا، وأشد لها طلبًا، وأعظم فيها رغبة
He said: They say: If they had seen it, they would be more eager for it, more earnest in seeking it, and greater in their desire for it.
كَانُوا they would be
'To be' with '-u' = 'they', the result-limb of the counterfactual — 'they WOULD be...'. Its predicate, an elative, comes next in the accusative.
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قال يقولون لو رأوها كانوا أشد فرارًا، وأشد لها مخافة
He said: They say: If they saw it, they would flee from it more and fear it more.
كَانُوا they would be
'To be' with '-u' = 'they', the result-limb — 'they WOULD be...'. Its predicate, an elative, comes next in the accusative.