اسْتَطَاعَ be able in Arabic
اسْتَطَاعَ is how you say “be able” in Arabic.
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Example sentence
فانفرجت شيئاً لا يستطيعون الخروج منه
The rock then moved slightly, but they could not exit.
يَسْتَطِيعُونَ they could
This is a present-tense verb in the plural, with 'they' in the ending, meaning 'they are able'. Under the negation before it, it states the men's inability; it governs the following noun as the thing they could not manage.
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More example sentences
اللهم إن كنت فعلت ذلك ابتغاء وجهك فافرج عنا ما نحن فيه، فانفرجت الصخرة غير أنهم لا يستطيعون الخروج منها
O Allah, if I did that seeking Your face, then relieve us from this situation we are trapped in. The rock moved slightly, but they still could not exit.
يَسْتَطِيعُونَ they could
This is a present-tense verb in the plural, 'they are able', with 'they' in the ending. Under the negation before it, it states the men's inability and governs the following noun as the act they could not do.