verbs

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حَاوَلَ

ḥāwala

to try / to attempt

A1verbroot: ح-و-ل

حاولتُ أن أفهمَ المشكلةَ

ḥāwaltu an afhama al-mushkilata

I tried to understand the problem

اِسْتَطَاعَ

istaṭāʿa

to be able to / can

A1verbroot: ط-و-ع

استطعتُ أن أنهيَ العملَ

istaṭaʿtu an unhiya al-ʿamala

I was able to finish the work

لَعِبَ

laʿiba

to play

A1verbroot: ل-ع-ب

لعبَ الأطفالُ في الحديقةِ

laʿiba al-aṭfālu fī al-ḥadīqati

The children played in the garden

فَعَلَ

faʿala

to do / to make

A1verbroot: ف-ع-ل

ماذا فعلتَ اليومَ؟

mādhā faʿalta al-yawma?

What did you do today?

عَادَ

ʿāda

to return / to come back

A1verbroot: ع-و-د

عادَ أبي من السفرِ

ʿāda abī min as-safari

My father returned from the trip

غَسَلَ

ghasala

to wash

A1verbroot: غ-س-ل

غسلتُ يديَّ قبلَ الأكلِ

ghasaltu yadayya qabla al-akli

I washed my hands before eating

لَبِسَ

labisa

to wear / to put on

A1verbroot: ل-ب-س

لبستُ معطفي لأنّ الجوَّ باردٌ

labistu miʿṭafī liʾanna al-jawwa bāridun

I wore my coat because the weather is cold

دَفَعَ

dafaʿa

to pay / to push

A1verbroot: د-ف-ع

دفعتُ ثمنَ الكتابِ

dafaʿtu thamana al-kitābi

I paid the price of the book

حَمَلَ

ḥamala

to carry / to bear

A1verbroot: ح-م-ل

حملتُ الحقيبةَ الثقيلةَ

ḥamaltu al-ḥaqībata ath-thaqīlata

I carried the heavy bag

وَضَعَ

waḍaʿa

to put / to place

A1verbroot: و-ض-ع

وضعتُ الكتابَ على الرفِّ

waḍaʿtu al-kitāba ʿalā ar-raffi

I put the book on the shelf

جَرَى

jarā

to run

A1verbroot: ج-ر-ي

جرى اللاعبُ بسرعةٍ

jarā al-lāʿibu bisurʿatin

The player ran fast

سَكَنَ

sakana

to live / to reside

A1verbroot: س-ك-ن

سكنتُ في بيروتَ خمسَ سنواتٍ

sakantu fī bayrūta khamsa sanawātin

I lived in Beirut for five years