اِشْتَغَلَ (aishtaghala)to work
Conjugation, meanings and vowelled example sentences for the Arabic verb اِشْتَغَلَ (aishtaghala) — “to work”, drawn from the reader’s verified vocabulary bank. Every form carries full harakat.
Conjugation: اِشْتَغَلَ يَشْتَغِلُ
| Past · الماضي | Present · المضارع | Imperative · الأمر | Verbal noun · المصدر |
|---|---|---|---|
| اِشْتَغَلَ aishtaghala | يَشْتَغِلُ yashtaghilu | اِشْتَغِلْ aishtaghil | اِشْتِغَال aishtighaāl |
Meanings & examples
1. to work
- اِشْتَغَلَ الرَّجُلُ بِجِدٍّ.The man worked hard.
- لِمَاذَا لَمْ تَشْتَغِلْ فِي المَشْرُوعِ الجَدِيدِ؟Why didn't you work on the new project?
- اِشْتَغَلَ الطَّالِبُ المُجْتَهِدُ عَلَى مَشْرُوعِهِ بِحَمَاسٍ.The diligent student worked on his project enthusiastically.
2. to be busy
- اِشْتَغَلَ الْمُهَنْدِسُ فِي الْمَشْرُوعِ الْجَدِيدِ بِجِدٍّ.The engineer was busy with the new project diligently.
- اِشْتَغَلَ الْعَامِلُ بِإِصْلَاحِ الْآلَةِ الْمُعَطَّلَةِ.The worker was busy repairing the broken machine.
- اِشْتَغَلَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ بِأَعْمَالِ الْمَنْزِلِ طَوَالَ الْيَوْمِ.The woman was busy with household chores all day.
3. to be distracted
- اِشْتَغَلَ الطَّالِبُ عَنْ دِرَاسَتِهِ بِسَبَبِ ضَوْضَاءِ الشَّارِعِ.The student was distracted from his studies because of the street noise.
- لَا تَشْتَغِلْ بِهَاتِفِكَ خِلَالَ الْمُحَاضَرَةِ.Do not be distracted by your phone during the lecture.
- يَشْتَغِلُ الْكَثِيرُ مِنَ النَّاسِ بِالْأَخْبَارِ الزَّائِفَةِ.Many people are distracted by fake news.
4. to be occupied
- اِشْتَغَلَ الطَّالِبُ بِدِرَاسَتِهِ طَوَالَ اللَّيْلِ.The student was occupied with his studies all night.
- اِشْتَغَلَ الْعُمَّالُ فِي الْمَصْنَعِ مُنْذُ الصَّبَاحِ الْبَاكِرِ.The workers were occupied in the factory since early morning.
- اِشْتَغَلَتْ بِتَرْتِيبِ الْمَنْزِلِ قَبْلَ وُصُولِ الضُّيُوفِ.She was occupied with tidying the house before the guests arrived.
5. to occupy oneself
- اشْتَغَلَ الْمُهَنْدِسُ عَلَى الْمَشْرُوعِ الْجَدِيدِ بِجِدٍّ.The engineer was engaged on the new project diligently.
- تَشْتَغِلُ الْآلَةُ بِكَفَاءَةٍ عَالِيَةٍ مُنْذُ الصَّبَاحِ.The machine has been engaged with high efficiency since the morning.
- اشْتَغَلَتِ الْحُكُومَةُ عَلَى تَطْوِيرِ الْبِنْيَةِ التَّحْتِيَّةِ.The government was engaged on developing the infrastructure.
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