دَخَلentered

Example sentences

• لقد دخلا غارا لَا يسكنهُ لابث

  Indeed, they entered a cave where no one had stayed.

  دَخَلَا — they two entered. The final long '-aa' is Arabic's dual marker: this single verb form means 'the two of them entered', a category English lacks. No separate word for 'two' is needed; 'exactly two did it' is folded into the verb's ending.

  From: The Prophet's Refuge in the Cave →

• روي أن رجلا دخل البصرة، ولم يكن رأى الحسن،

  It is narrated that a man entered Basra, who had not seen Al-Hasan,

  دَخَلَ — he entered. This past-tense verb has its 'he' subject inside and reports the man's action, 'he entered'. It states the completed event within the narrated statement.

  From: The Grandson's Noble Grief →