يكون is/being in Arabic
يكون is how you say “is/being” in Arabic.
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Example sentence
أنه لما كان بابُ المناظرة في الرد والقبول مُتَّسِعًا، وكل واحدٍ من المتناظرين في الاستدلال والجواب يرسل عِنانه في الاحتجاج، ومنه ما يكون صوابًا ومنه ما يكون خطأً،
that since the field of debate in rejection and acceptance was wide, and each debater in reasoning and answering would let loose his reins in argumentation, some of it being correct and some incorrect,
يَكُونُ it is being
Present 'is, turns out', subject 'it' inside — 'what proves to be...'.
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أنه لما كان بابُ المناظرة في الرد والقبول مُتَّسِعًا، وكل واحدٍ من المتناظرين في الاستدلال والجواب يرسل عِنانه في الاحتجاج، ومنه ما يكون صوابًا ومنه ما يكون خطأً،
that since the field of debate in rejection and acceptance was wide, and each debater in reasoning and answering would let loose his reins in argumentation, some of it being correct and some incorrect,
يَكُونُ it is being
Present 'is, turns out', subject 'it' inside.
وكيف يكون حال المستدل والمجيب، وحيث يسوغ له أن يكون مستدلًّا، وكيف يكون مخصومًا منقطعًا،
and how the condition of the reasoner and respondent should be, when it is permissible for them to be reasoning, and how one becomes refuted and silenced,
يَكُونُ it should be
Present 'should be', subject 'the state' next; 'kana' taking a predicate.
وكيف يكون حال المستدل والمجيب، وحيث يسوغ له أن يكون مستدلًّا، وكيف يكون مخصومًا منقطعًا،
and how the condition of the reasoner and respondent should be, when it is permissible for them to be reasoning, and how one becomes refuted and silenced,
يَكُونَ to be
'be', subjunctive (the -a) after 'an'; 'kana' taking a predicate; subject 'he' inside.
وكيف يكون حال المستدل والمجيب، وحيث يسوغ له أن يكون مستدلًّا، وكيف يكون مخصومًا منقطعًا،
and how the condition of the reasoner and respondent should be, when it is permissible for them to be reasoning, and how one becomes refuted and silenced,
يَكُونُ one becomes
Present 'becomes', subject 'one' inside; 'kana' taking a predicate.
ولا يلزم من ذلك أن يكون هو فاعل الدفق
And it is not required that he be the performer of the pouring.
يَكُونَ he be
A 'to be' verb pushed into the subjunctive shape by the 'that' before it: 'that he be'. After this particle Arabic changes the verb's ending to mark a contemplated state rather than a fact; it links the upcoming subject and predicate.
فَمَنْ أَنْكَرَ أَنْ يَكُونَ اللَّهُ قَدْ تَكَلَّمَ بِالْقُرْآنِ فَقَدْ أَنْكَرَ حَقِيقَةَ الرِّسَالَةِ
So whoever denies that God has spoken the Quran has indeed denied the reality of the message.
يَكُونَ God has
The verb here sits in its subjunctive shape, and the trigger is the particle an just before it. After an, Arabic drops the plain present ending and switches to this subordinate form, which is how a listener hears that what follows is a reported possibility being weighed, not a free-standing statement of fact.
فَهَذَا بَين أَن المذنب بِالشرابِ وَغَيره قد يكون محبا لله وَرَسُوله
This shows that a sinner through drinking and otherwise can still love Allah and His Messenger.
يَكُونُ he is
This is a present-tense verb of being with a built-in 'he' subject, the verb Arabic uses to say someone 'is/becomes' a thing. Under the 'may' particle it carries 'he may be', leading to the description that follows.
كَمَا أَن العابد الزَّاهِد قد يكون لما فِي قلبه من بِدعَة ونفاق مسخوطا عِنْد الله وَرَسُوله
Just as a devout worshipper may, because of the innovation and hypocrisy in his heart, be disliked by Allah and His Messenger.
يَكُونُ he is
This is a present-tense verb of being with a built-in 'he' subject, the verb for 'is/becomes' a state. Under the 'may' particle it carries 'he may be', leading to the description at the sentence's end.