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دَخَل entered in Arabic

دَخَل is how you say “entered” in Arabic.

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Example sentence

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

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More example sentences

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

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