جَعَلَ (jaʿala)to make
Conjugation, meanings and vowelled example sentences for the Arabic verb جَعَلَ (jaʿala) — “to make”, drawn from the reader’s verified vocabulary bank. Every form carries full harakat.
Conjugation: جَعَلَ يَجْعَلُ
| Past · الماضي | Present · المضارع | Imperative · الأمر | Verbal noun · المصدر |
|---|---|---|---|
| جَعَلَ jaʿala | يَجْعَلُ yajʿalu | اِجْعَلْ aijʿal | جَعْل jaʿl |
Meanings & examples
1. to make
- جَعَلَ الوَلَدُ الكُرْسِيَّ أَمَامَ الطَّاوِلَةِ.The boy made the chair in front of the table.
- جَعَلَتِ المُعَلِّمَةُ الطَّالِبَ مُتَفَوِّقًا.The teacher made the student excellent.
- لِمَاذَا جَعَلْتَ البَابَ مَفْتُوحًا؟Why did you make the door open?
2. to begin
- جَعَلَ الطِّفْلُ يَبْكِي بِصَوْتٍ عَالٍ.The child began to cry loudly.
- جَعَلَتِ الشَّمْسُ تَشْرُقُ بَعْدَ لَيْلٍ طَوِيلٍ.The sun began to rise after a long night.
- جَعَلَ الطَّالِبُ يَفْهَمُ الدَّرْسَ شَيْئًا فَشَيْئًا.The student began to understand the lesson little by little.
3. to make, to render
- جَعَلَ اللَّهُ الْأَرْضَ مَهْدًا.Allah made the earth a cradle.
- تَجْعَلُ الْقِرَاءَةُ الْإِنْسَانَ أَكْثَرَ حِكْمَةً.Reading makes a person wiser.
- أَلَمْ تَجْعَلْ هَذَا الْعَمَلَ سَهْلًا عَلَيْنَا؟Didn't you make this work easy for us?
4. to make, cause
- جَعَلَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْأَرْضَ مِهَادًا لِلْبَشَرِ.God made the earth a cradle for humanity.
- جَعَلَ ٱلْمُعَلِّمُ ٱلْقَاعِدَةَ سَهْلَةَ ٱلْفَهْمِ لِلطُّلَّابِ.The teacher made the rule easy for the students to understand.
- جَعَلَ ٱلْخَبَرُ ٱلْجَمِيعَ سُعَدَاءَ.The news made everyone happy.
5. to make, to cause
- جَعَلَ الطِّفْلُ اللُّعْبَةَ صَدِيقَتَهُ.The child made the toy his friend.
- جَعَلَ المُعَلِّمُ الدَّرْسَ مُمْتِعًا.The teacher made the lesson enjoyable.
- لِمَاذَا جَعَلْتَ الأَمْرَ أَكْثَرَ تَعْقِيدًا؟Why did you make the matter more complicated?
6. to put
- جَعَلَ الوَلَدُ الكِتَابَ عَلَى المَكْتَبِ.The boy put the book on the desk.
- جَعَلَتِ الأُمُّ الطَّعَامَ فِي الصَّحْنِ.The mother put the food in the plate.
- أَيْنَ جَعَلْتَ مِفْتَاحَ السَّيَّارَةِ يَا أَخِي؟Where did you put the car key, my brother?
7. to make, to place
- جَعَلَ الطِّفْلَ يَبْكِي.He made the child cry.
- جَعَلَ الفَلَّاحُ الأَرْضَ خَضْرَاءَ بِزِرَاعَتِهِ.The farmer made the land green with his cultivation.
- لِمَاذَا جَعَلْتَ هَذَا الأَمْرَ مُعَقَّدًا جِدًّا؟Why did you make this matter so complicated?
8. to attribute
- جَعَلَ الْبَاحِثُ هَذَا النَّجَاحَ إِلَى جُهُودِ الْفَرِيقِ.The researcher attributed this success to the team's efforts.
- لَا تَجْعَلْ فَشَلَكَ إِلَى الْآخَرِينَ بَلْ تَحَمَّلِ الْمَسْؤُولِيَّةَ.Do not attribute your failure to others, but take responsibility.
- يَجْعَلُ الْكَثِيرُونَ هَذِهِ الظَّاهِرَةَ إِلَى التَّغَيُّرِ الْمُنَاخِيِّ.Many attribute this phenomenon to climate change.
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