جَلَسَ (jalasa)to sit
Conjugation, meanings and vowelled example sentences for the Arabic verb جَلَسَ (jalasa) — “to sit”, drawn from the reader’s verified vocabulary bank. Every form carries full harakat.
Conjugation: جَلَسَ يَجْلِسُ
| Past · الماضي | Present · المضارع | Imperative · الأمر | Verbal noun · المصدر |
|---|---|---|---|
| جَلَسَ jalasa | يَجْلِسُ yajlisu | اِجْلِسْ aijlis | جُلُوسٌ julūsun |
Meanings & examples
1. to sit
- جَلَسَ الرَّجُلُ عَلَى الكُرْسِيِّ.The man sat on the chair.
- لِمَاذَا لَمْ تَجْلِسْ مَعَنَا؟Why didn't you sit with us?
- جَلَسَ الأَطْفَالُ عَلَى العُشْبِ الأَخْضَرِ يَلْعَبُونَ.The children sat on the green grass playing.
2. to sit, be seated
- جَلَسَ الرَّجُلُ عَلَى الكُرْسِيِّ.The man sat on the chair.
- لِمَاذَا لَمْ تَجْلِسْ مَعَنَا؟Why didn't you sit with us?
- جَلَسَ الأَطْفَالُ عَلَى العُشْبِ الأَخْضَرِ يَلْعَبُونَ.The children sat on the green grass playing.
3. to sit down
- جَلَسَ الرَّجُلُ عَلَى الكُرْسِيِّ.The man sat on the chair.
- جَلَسْنَا جَمِيعًا حَوْلَ الطَّاوِلَةِ لِتَنَاوُلِ العَشَاءِ.We all sat around the table to have dinner.
- أَلَمْ تَجْلِسْ مَعَهُمْ فِي الاِجْتِمَاعِ؟Didn't you sit with them in the meeting?
4. he sat
- جَلَسَ الرَّجُلُ الْعَجُوزُ بِهُدُوءٍ يَقْرَأُ الْجَرِيدَةَ فِي الْمَقْهَى.The old man sat quietly reading the newspaper in the cafe.
- يَجْلِسُ الطَّالِبُ فِي الصَّفِّ الْأَمَامِيِّ لِيُرَكِّزَ أَكْثَرَ.The student sits in the front row to focus more.
- بَعْدَ يَوْمٍ طَوِيلٍ، جَلَسَ لِيَسْتَرِيحَ قَلِيلًا فِي مَنْزِلِهِ.After a long day, he sat to rest a little in his home.
5. she sat
- جَلَسَتِ الْفَتَاةُ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ تَلْعَبُ مَعَ قِطَّتِهَا الصَّغِيرَةِ.The girl sat on the floor playing with her little cat.
- تَجْلِسُ أُمِّي دَائِمًا بِجَانِبِ النَّافِذَةِ لِتَسْتَمْتِعَ بِالْمَنْظَرِ.My mother always sits by the window to enjoy the view.
- جَلَسَتْ بِصَمْتٍ تَسْتَمِعُ إِلَى الْقِصَّةِ الَّتِي تُرْوَى لَهَا.She sat in silence listening to the story being told to her.
6. to make someone sit
- جَلَّسَ الْمُعَلِّمُ الطُّلَّابَ فِي مَقَاعِدِهِمْ بِانْتِظَامٍ.The teacher made the students sit in their seats regularly.
- تُجَلِّسُ الْأُمُّ طِفْلَهَا الصَّغِيرَ عَلَى الْكُرْسِيِّ الْمُرْتَفِعِ.The mother makes her small child sit on the high chair.
- جَلَّسَ الْمُضِيفُ الضُّيُوفَ حَوْلَ مَائِدَةِ الْعَشَاءِ الْكَبِيرَةِ.The host made the guests sit around the large dinner table.
7. to sit with
- جَلَسَ الرَّجُلُ مَعَ أَصْدِقَائِهِ.The man sat with his friends.
- جَلَسَتِ الطَّالِبَةُ مَعَ مُرْشِدِهَا الأَكَادِيمِيِّ لِمُنَاقَشَةِ خُطُطِهَا المُسْتَقْبَلِيَّةِ.The student sat with her academic advisor to discuss her future plans.
- لِمَاذَا لَمْ تَجْلِسْ مَعَ العَائِلَةِ لِتَنَاوُلِ العَشَاءِ؟Why didn't you sit with the family for dinner?
8. to sit, sit
- جَلَسَ الرَّجُلُ عَلَى الكُرْسِيِّ.The man sat on the chair.
- لِمَاذَا لَمْ تَجْلِسْ مَعَنَا؟Why didn't you sit with us?
- جَلَسَ الأَطْفَالُ عَلَى العُشْبِ الأَخْضَرِ يَلْعَبُونَ.The children sat on the green grass playing.
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