صَعُبَ (ṣaʿuba)to grow difficult

Conjugation, meanings and vowelled example sentences for the Arabic verb صَعُبَ (ṣaʿuba) — “to grow difficult”, drawn from the reader’s verified vocabulary bank. Every form carries full harakat.

Conjugation (1): صَعُبَ يَصْعُبُ

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
صَعُبَ ṣaʿubaيَصْعُبُ yaṣʿubuاُصْعُبْ auṣʿubصُعُوبَة ṣuʿūbaa

Conjugation (2): صَعَّبَ يُصَعِّبُ

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
صَعَّبَ ṣaʿaabaيُصَعِّبُ yuṣaʿiibuصَعِّبْ ṣaʿiibتَصْعِيبٌ taṣʿībun

Meanings & examples

  1. 1. to grow difficult

    • صَعُبَ عَلَيْنَا فَهْمُ النَّصِّ.It was difficult for us to understand the text.
    • صَعُبَ عَلَى الطَّالِبِ الجَدِيدِ الِانْدِمَاجُ فِي المَجْمُوعَةِ.It was difficult for the new student to integrate into the group.
    • أَلَمْ يَكُنْ صَعْبًا عَلَيْكَ إِقْنَاعُهُ؟Wasn't it difficult for you to convince him?
  2. 2. to become difficult for him

    • صَعُبَ عَلَيْهِ فَهْمُ الْمَسْأَلَةِ الرِّيَاضِيَّةِ الْمُعَقَّدَةِ.It became difficult for him to understand the complex mathematical problem.
    • صَعُبَ عَلَى الطَّالِبِ اجْتِيَازُ الِامْتِحَانِ بِسَبَبِ قِلَّةِ الْمُذَاكَرَةِ.It became difficult for the student to pass the exam due to lack of studying.
    • يَصْعُبُ عَلَى الْكَثِيرِينَ التَّكَيُّفُ مَعَ الظُّرُوفِ الْجَدِيدَةِ بِسُرْعَةٍ.It becomes difficult for many to adapt to new circumstances quickly.
  3. 3. to grow harder

    • صَعُبَ الْأَمْرُ بَعْدَ تَدَخُّلِ أَطْرَافٍ جَدِيدَةٍ.The matter grew harder after the intervention of new parties.
    • يَصْعُبُ الْوَضْعُ الِاقْتِصَادِيُّ بِسَبَبِ التَّضَخُّمِ.The economic situation grows harder due to inflation.
    • صَعُبَتْ الْمُهِمَّةُ كُلَّمَا تَقَدَّمْنَا فِيهَا.The task grew harder the further we progressed in it.
  4. 4. to make difficult

    • صَعَّبَ الْمُعَلِّمُ الِامْتِحَانَ عَلَى الطُّلَّابِ.The teacher made the exam difficult for the students.
    • لَا تُصَعِّبِ الْأُمُورَ عَلَى نَفْسِكَ.Do not make things difficult for yourself.
    • يُصَعِّبُ الْجَهْلُ الْحَيَاةَ.Ignorance makes life difficult.

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