قَعَدَ (qaʿada)to sit
Conjugation, meanings and vowelled example sentences for the Arabic verb قَعَدَ (qaʿada) — “to sit”, drawn from the reader’s verified vocabulary bank. Every form carries full harakat.
Conjugation: قَعَدَ يَقْعُدُ
| Past · الماضي | Present · المضارع | Imperative · الأمر | Verbal noun · المصدر |
|---|---|---|---|
| قَعَدَ qaʿada | يَقْعُدُ yaqʿudu | اُقْعُدْ auqʿud | قُعُود quʿūd |
Meanings & examples
1. to sit
- قَعَدَ الرَّجُلُ عَلَى الكُرْسِيِّ.The man sat on the chair.
- قَعَدَتِ الطَّالِبَةُ فِي المَقْعَدِ الأَمَامِيِّ.The female student sat in the front seat.
- أَلَمْ تَقْعُدْ مَعَهُمْ؟Didn't you sit with them?
2. to attend to
- قَعَدَ الرَّجُلُ لِأُمُورِ دِينِهِ.The man attended to the matters of his religion.
- قَعَدَ الْقَاضِي لِفَصْلِ الْخُصُومَاتِ.The judge attended to resolving the disputes.
- قَعَدَ الْعَالِمُ لِتَدْرِيسِ طُلَّابِهِ.The scholar attended to teaching his students.
3. to end up
- قَعَدَ بِهِ الأَمْرُ إِلَى الفَقْرِ بَعْدَ أَنْ كَانَ غَنِيًّا.His situation ended up in poverty after he had been rich.
- قَعَدَ بِنَا الحَالُ إِلَى التَّفَاوُضِ مَعَ الخَصْمِ.Our situation ended up with us negotiating with the opponent.
- قَعَدَ بِهِ الطَّمَعُ إِلَى خَسَارَةِ كُلِّ مَا يَمْلِكُ.His greed ended up costing him everything he owns.
4. to refrain
- قَعَدَ الطُّلّابُ عَنِ الإِجَابَةِ بَعْدَ السُّؤَالِ الصَّعْبِ.The students refrained from answering after the difficult question.
- قَعَدَتِ الشَّرِكَةُ عَنْ إِصْدَارِ بَيَانٍ حَتَّى تَتَّضِحَ الصُّورَةُ.The company refrained from issuing a statement until the situation became clear.
- قَعَدَ الرَّجُلُ عَنْ مُتَابَعَةِ النِّقَاشِ لِأَنَّهُ لَمْ يَرَ فِيهِ فَائِدَةً.The man refrained from continuing the discussion because he saw no benefit in it.
5. to ride/conquer
- قَعَدَ الفَارِسُ جَوَادَهُ بِكُلِّ شَجَاعَةٍ.The knight rode his horse with great courage.
- قَعَدَ القَائِدُ صَهْوَةَ جِيَادِهِ لِيَقُودَ الجَيْشَ.The commander rode his steeds to lead the army.
- قَعَدَ البَطَلُ عَدُوَّهُ فِي المَعْرَكَةِ.The hero conquered his enemy in the battle.
6. to sit down
- قَعَدَ الولدُ على الكرسيِّ.The boy sat on the chair.
- قَعَدَ الضيفُ ينتظرُ الطعامَ.The guest sat waiting for the food.
- قَعَدَ الشيخُ في المسجدِ يقرأُ القرآنَ.The elder sat in the mosque reading the Quran.
7. to stay behind
- قَعَدَ الرَّجُلُ عَنِ الْعَمَلِ بِسَبَبِ مَرَضِهِ.The man stayed behind from work due to his illness.
- لَا تَقْعُدْ عَنِ الْجِهَادِ فِي سَبِيلِ الْحَقِّ.Do not stay behind from striving for the truth.
- يَقْعُدُ بَعْضُ النَّاسِ عَنِ الْمُشَارَكَةِ فِي الْأَنْشِطَةِ الْجَمَاعِيَّةِ.Some people stay behind from participating in group activities.
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