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حَاوَلَ
ḥāwala
to try / to attempt
حاولتُ أن أفهمَ المشكلةَ
ḥāwaltu an afhama al-mushkilata
I tried to understand the problem
اِسْتَطَاعَ
istaṭāʿa
to be able to / can
استطعتُ أن أنهيَ العملَ
istaṭaʿtu an unhiya al-ʿamala
I was able to finish the work
لَعِبَ
laʿiba
to play
لعبَ الأطفالُ في الحديقةِ
laʿiba al-aṭfālu fī al-ḥadīqati
The children played in the garden
فَعَلَ
faʿala
to do / to make
ماذا فعلتَ اليومَ؟
mādhā faʿalta al-yawma?
What did you do today?
عَادَ
ʿāda
to return / to come back
عادَ أبي من السفرِ
ʿāda abī min as-safari
My father returned from the trip
غَسَلَ
ghasala
to wash
غسلتُ يديَّ قبلَ الأكلِ
ghasaltu yadayya qabla al-akli
I washed my hands before eating
لَبِسَ
labisa
to wear / to put on
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
دفعتُ ثمنَ الكتابِ
dafaʿtu thamana al-kitābi
I paid the price of the book
حَمَلَ
ḥamala
to carry / to bear
حملتُ الحقيبةَ الثقيلةَ
ḥamaltu al-ḥaqībata ath-thaqīlata
I carried the heavy bag
وَضَعَ
waḍaʿa
to put / to place
وضعتُ الكتابَ على الرفِّ
waḍaʿtu al-kitāba ʿalā ar-raffi
I put the book on the shelf
جَرَى
jarā
to run
جرى اللاعبُ بسرعةٍ
jarā al-lāʿibu bisurʿatin
The player ran fast
سَكَنَ
sakana
to live / to reside
سكنتُ في بيروتَ خمسَ سنواتٍ
sakantu fī bayrūta khamsa sanawātin
I lived in Beirut for five years

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