شَقَّ (shaqaa)to split
Conjugation, meanings and vowelled example sentences for the Arabic verb شَقَّ (shaqaa) — “to split”, drawn from the reader’s verified vocabulary bank. Every form carries full harakat.
Conjugation: شَقَّ يَشُقُّ
| Past · الماضي | Present · المضارع | Imperative · الأمر | Verbal noun · المصدر |
|---|---|---|---|
| شَقَّ shaqaa | يَشُقُّ yashuquu | شُقَّ shuqaa | شَقّ shaqq |
Meanings & examples
1. to split
- شَقَّ الخَشَبَ.He split the wood.
- شَقَّ النَّجّارُ اللَّوْحَ إلى نِصْفَيْنِ.The carpenter split the board in half.
- شَقَّ الفَلّاحُ الأَرْضَ لِزِراعَةِ البُذورِ.The farmer split the earth to plant the seeds.
2. to cleave
- شَقَّ القَارِبُ المَاءَ.The boat cleaved the water.
- شَقَّ الرَّجُلُ طَرِيقَهُ بَيْنَ الحَشْدِ الكَبِيرِ.The man cleaved his way through the large crowd.
- أَلَمْ يَشُقَّ الجَيْشُ صُفُوفَ العَدُوِّ؟Didn't the army cleave the enemy's ranks?
3. to make difficult
- شَقَّ الْعَمَلُ الْجَدِيدُ عَلَيْهِ فِي الْبِدَايَةِ.The new work made it difficult for him at first.
- يَشُقُّ الْقَرَارُ الصَّعْبُ عَلَى الْقَائِدِ اتِّخَاذَهُ.The difficult decision makes it hard for the leader to make it.
- لَا تُشِقُّ عَلَى نَفْسِكَ بِكَثْرَةِ الْمَهَامِّ فِي وَقْتٍ وَاحِدٍ.Do not make it difficult for yourself with too many tasks at once.
4. to pave
- شَقَّ العُمَّالُ طَرِيقًا جَدِيدًا فِي الجَبَلِ.The workers paved a new road in the mountain.
- يَشُقُّ المُهَنْدِسُونَ مَسَارَاتٍ لِخُطُوطِ السِّكَكِ الحَدِيدِيَّةِ.Engineers pave routes for railway lines.
- لَقَدْ شَقَّتِ الحُكُومَةُ طَرِيقًا سَرِيعًا لِرَبْطِ المُدُنِ الكُبْرَى بِبَعْضِهَا البَعْضِ.The government has paved a highway to connect major cities with each other.
5. to prove difficult
- شَقَّ عَلَيْنَا الفِرَاقُ.Separation was difficult for us.
- شَقَّ عَلَى الطَّالِبِ فَهْمُ المَسْأَلَةِ الرِّيَاضِيَّةِ المُعَقَّدَةِ.Understanding the complex mathematical problem was difficult for the student.
- أَلَمْ يَشُقَّ عَلَيْكَ الأَمْرُ فِي البِدَايَةِ؟Wasn't the matter difficult for you at first?
6. to tear
- شَقَّ الْوَرَقَةَ.He tore the paper.
- شَقَّتِ الْمَرْأَةُ جَيْبَهَا حُزْنًا عَلَى فَقْدِ وَلَدِهَا.The woman tore her garment in sorrow over the loss of her child.
- شَقَّ الْجُنْدِيُّ طَرِيقَهُ بَيْنَ الْأَشْوَاكِ وَالْأَشْجَارِ الْكَثِيفَةِ لِيَصِلَ إِلَى الْقَلْعَةِ الْقَدِيمَةِ.The soldier cut his way through thorns and dense trees to reach the old fortress.
7. to be burdensome
- شَقَّ عَلَيْهِ السَّفَرُ الطَّوِيلُ.The long journey was burdensome for him.
- لَا تَشُقَّ عَلَى نَفْسِكَ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ اللازِمِ.Do not burden yourself more than necessary.
- شَقَّ عَلَى الطُّلَّابِ فَهْمُ الدَّرْسِ.It was burdensome for the students to understand the lesson.
8. to be hard
- يَشُقُّ الْعَمَلُ الْجَادُّ عَلَى الْكَسَالَى الَّذِينَ يُفَضِّلُونَ الرَّاحَةَ.Hard work is hard for lazy people who prefer rest.
- شَقَّ عَلَيْهِ الْفِرَاقُ بَعْدَ سَنَوَاتٍ طَوِيلَةٍ مِنَ الصَّدَاقَةِ.The separation was hard for him after many years of friendship.
- لَا يَشُقُّ عَلَى الْمُجْتَهِدِ أَنْ يُحَقِّقَ أَهْدَافَهُ بِالْمُثَابَرَةِ.It is not hard for the diligent person to achieve their goals with perseverance.
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