شَغَلَ (shaghala)to occupy
Conjugation, meanings and vowelled example sentences for the Arabic verb شَغَلَ (shaghala) — “to occupy”, drawn from the reader’s verified vocabulary bank. Every form carries full harakat.
Conjugation (1): شَغَلَ يَشْغَلُ
| Past · الماضي | Present · المضارع | Imperative · الأمر | Verbal noun · المصدر |
|---|---|---|---|
| شَغَلَ shaghala | يَشْغَلُ yashghalu | اِشْغَلْ aishghal | شَغْلٌ shaghlun |
Conjugation (2): شَغَّلَ يُشَغِّلُ
| Past · الماضي | Present · المضارع | Imperative · الأمر | Verbal noun · المصدر |
|---|---|---|---|
| شَغَّلَ shaghaala | يُشَغِّلُ yushaghiilu | شَغِّلْ shaghiil | تَشْغِيلٌ tashghīlun |
Meanings & examples
1. to occupy
- شَغَلَ الوَلَدُ المَقْعَدَ الأَمَامِيَّ.The boy occupied the front seat.
- تَشْغَلُ الأَخْبَارُ العَاجِلَةُ وَقْتَ المُذِيعِ.Breaking news occupies the announcer's time.
- هَلْ يَشْغَلُ هَذَا المَشْرُوعُ حَيِّزًا كَبِيرًا مِنْ وَقْتِكَ؟Does this project occupy a large portion of your time?
2. to operate
- شَغَّلَ الْمُحَرِّكَ.He started the engine.
- شَغَّلَ الْعَامِلُ الْآلَةَ الْجَدِيدَةَ.The worker operated the new machine.
- شَغَّلَ الطَّالِبُ الْحَاسُوبَ لِإِنْجَازِ وَاجِبَاتِهِ.The student turned on the computer to complete his assignments.
3. to distract
- شَغَلَ الْهَاتِفُ الطِّفْلَ عَنْ دِرَاسَتِهِ.The phone distracted the child from his studies.
- لَا تَشْغَلْ نَفْسَكَ بِأُمُورٍ لَا تَعْنِيكَ.Do not distract yourself with matters that do not concern you.
- شَغَلَتْهُ الْأَفْكَارُ الْكَثِيرَةُ عَنْ تَرْكِيزِهِ فِي الْمُحَاضَرَةِ الْمُهِمَّةِ.Many thoughts distracted him from concentrating on the important lecture.
4. to keep busy
- هُوَ مَشْغُولٌ الآنَ.He is busy now.
- كَانَتِ الأُمُّ مَشْغُولَةً بِتَحْضِيرِ الطَّعَامِ.The mother was busy preparing the food.
- لَسْتُ مَشْغُولًا عَنْكَ، سَأَتَحَدَّثُ مَعَكَ بَعْدَ قَلِيلٍ.I am not busy with you; I will talk to you in a little while.
5. to occupy, to distract
- شَغَلَ الْعَمَلُ وَقْتَهُ كُلَّهُ.Work occupied all his time.
- يَشْغَلُ الْهَاتِفُ الْكَثِيرَ مِنَ النَّاسِ عَنْ دِرَاسَتِهِمْ.The phone distracts many people from their studies.
- هَلْ يَشْغَلُكَ هَذَا الْأَمْرُ عَنْ تَرْكِيزِكَ؟Does this matter distract you from your focus?
6. to busy
7. to employ
- شَغَّلَ الْمُدِيرُ خَبِيرًا جَدِيدًا فِي الشَّرِكَةِ.The manager employed a new expert in the company.
- شَغَّلَتِ الْمُؤَسَّسَةُ عَدَدًا مِنَ الْخِرِّيجِينَ.The institution employed a number of graduates.
- شَغَّلَ الْمَصْنَعُ مِئَاتِ الْعُمَّالِ لِزِيَادَةِ الْإِنْتَاجِ.The factory employed hundreds of workers to increase production.
8. to make busy
- شَغَلَ الْعَمَلُ الْكَثِيرُ الرَّجُلَ طَوَالَ الْيَوْمِ.The abundant work made the man busy all day.
- شَغَلَتْهَا الْأَعْمَالُ الْمَنْزِلِيَّةُ عَنِ الْخُرُوجِ.The housework made her busy from going out.
- يَشْغَلُ الْمُدِيرُ الْمُوَظَّفِينَ بِالْمَهَامِّ الْجَدِيدَةِ.The manager makes the employees busy with new tasks.
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