سَكَتَ (sakata)to fall silent
Conjugation, meanings and vowelled example sentences for the Arabic verb سَكَتَ (sakata) — “to fall silent”, drawn from the reader’s verified vocabulary bank. Every form carries full harakat.
Conjugation (1): سَكَتَ يَسْكُتُ
| Past · الماضي | Present · المضارع | Imperative · الأمر | Verbal noun · المصدر |
|---|---|---|---|
| سَكَتَ sakata | يَسْكُتُ yaskutu | اُسْكُتْ auskut | سُكُوت sukūt |
Conjugation (2): سَكَّتَ يُسَكِّتُ
| Past · الماضي | Present · المضارع | Imperative · الأمر | Verbal noun · المصدر |
|---|---|---|---|
| سَكَّتَ sakaata | يُسَكِّتُ yusakiitu | سَكِّتْ sakiit | تَسْكِيت taskīt |
Meanings & examples
1. to fall silent
- سَكَتَ الطِّفْلُ عِنْدَمَا رَأَى أُمَّهُ.The child became silent when he saw his mother.
- لِمَاذَا سَكَتَ المُعَلِّمُ بَعْدَ سُؤَالِ الطُّلَّابِ؟Why did the teacher become silent after the students' question?
- سَكَتَ الجَمِيعُ بِإِجْلَالٍ عِنْدَمَا بَدَأَ القَائِدُ خِطَابَهُ المُؤَثِّرَ.Everyone fell silent in awe when the leader began his moving speech.
2. to be quiet
- سَكَتَ الطِّفْلُ عَنْ الْبُكَاءِ بَعْدَ أَنْ أَعْطَتْهُ أُمُّهُ لُعْبَةً.The child was quiet from crying after his mother gave him a toy.
- يَسْكُتُ الْجَمِيعُ عِنْدَمَا يَبْدَأُ الْمُعَلِّمُ فِي شَرْحِ الدَّرْسِ.Everyone is quiet when the teacher begins to explain the lesson.
- لَوْ سَكَتَّ قَلِيلًا لَتَمَكَّنْتُ مِنْ سَمَاعِ مَا يَقُولُونَ.If you were quiet for a bit, I would be able to hear what they are saying.
3. to be silent
- سَكَتَ الطِّفْلُ بَعْدَ أَنْ أَعْطَتْهُ أُمُّهُ الْحَلْوَى.The child became silent after his mother gave him candy.
- يَسْكُتُ الْجَمِيعُ عِنْدَمَا يَتَحَدَّثُ الْمُعَلِّمُ.Everyone is silent when the teacher speaks.
- اُسْكُتْ لِتَسْمَعَ مَا يَقُولُهُ.Be silent to hear what he says.
4. to become silent
- سَكَتَ الطِّفْلُ بَعْدَ أَنْ سَمِعَ صَوْتَ أُمِّهِ.The child became silent after hearing his mother's voice.
- سَكَتَ الْجُمْهُورُ عِنْدَمَا بَدَأَ الْخَطِيبُ كَلَامَهُ.The audience became silent when the speaker began his speech.
- يَسْكُتُ الْجَمِيعُ احْتِرَامًا لِلْمُعَلِّمِ.Everyone becomes silent out of respect for the teacher.
5. to pass over in silence
- لَا يُسْكَتُ عَلَى مُنْكَرٍ.Evil should not be kept silent about.
- لَا يُسْكَتُ عَلَى الظُّلْمِ فِي أَيِّ مُجْتَمَعٍ.Injustice should not be kept silent about in any society.
- هَلْ يُسْكَتُ عَلَى الْخَطَأِ دَائِمًا؟Is error always kept silent about?
6. to silence
- سَكَّتَ الْمُعَلِّمُ الطُّلَّابَ الْمُشَاغِبِينَ.The teacher silenced the noisy students.
- حَاوَلَتِ الْأُمُّ أَنْ تُسَكِّتَ طِفْلَهَا الْبَاكِيَ.The mother tried to silence her crying child.
- سَكِّتْ صَوْتَ الْمُوسِيقَى قَلِيلًا.Silence the music a little.
7. to stop
- سَكَتَ الطِّفْلُ عَنِ البُكَاءِ فَجْأَةً.The child stopped from the crying suddenly.
- سَكَتَ الْمُحَرِّكُ بَعْدَ أَنْ نَفَدَ الْوَقُودُ.The engine stopped after that the fuel ran out.
- سَكَتَتِ السَّاعَةُ عَنِ الدَّقِّ فِي مُنْتَصَفِ اللَّيْلِ.The clock stopped from the ticking in middle of the night.
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