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- Pronunciation
- waqaʿa
- Arabizi
waqa3a- Type
- verb
- Root
- ق ع ل
How to use it
وَقَعَ is the past‑third‑person form meaning “to be situated.” It is intransitive; the location follows with فِي or عَلَى. Use وَقَعَ for statements of where something is.
Example sentences
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المَسْجِدُ يَقَعُ فِي مَرْكَزِ المَدِينَةِ.
al-masjidu yaqaʿu fī markazi al-madīni.
The mosque is located in the city centre.
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الْفُنْدُقُ يَقَعُ قُرْبَ المَطَارِ.
al-funduqu yaqaʿu qurb al-maṭāri.
The hotel is located near the airport.
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المَكْتَبَةُ الَّتِي تَبْحَثُ عَنْهَا وَقَعَتْ فِي الطَّابِقِ الثَّانِي.
al-maktabatu allatī tabḥathu ʿanhā waqaʿat fī aṭ-ṭābiqi ath-thānī.
The library you are looking for is located on the second floor.
Examples from real texts
Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.
It is located at around.
مدينة في شمال المغرب.
His lab is located at JILA.
يقع مكتبه في JILA.
Where is his clinic located?
أين تقع عيادته؟
It is located in Palermo Province.
تقع في مقاطعة باليرمو.
Its headquarters is located in Lomé.
ويوجد مقره في لومي.
Support units are located in Freetown.
أما وحدات الدعم فتتمركز في فريتاون.
* Radio, located at 6520 Hollywood Blvd.
* عن فئة الراديو في 6520 شارع هوليوود.
* Recording, located at 6384 Hollywood Blvd.
* عن فئة التسجيل في 6384 شارع هوليوود.
* Television, located at 6667 Hollywood Blvd.
* عن فئة التلفزيون في 6667 شارع هوليوود.
It is located on Tanegashima, an island located 115 km south of Kyushu.
يقع المركز في جزيرة تانيغاشيما، 115 كم جنوب منطقة كيوشو.
It is located in Batangas, a province located south of the capital Manila.
حيث تقع في مقاطعة باتانغاس جنوب العاصمة مانيلا.
The island of Borneo is located a few hundred kilometers southwest and Taiwan is located directly to the north.
وتقع جزيرة بورنيو على بعد بضع مئات الكيلومترات في الجنوب الغربي بينما تقع تايوان إلى الشمال مباشرة.
Questions and answers
How do I form the present tense of located?
Use يَقَعُ (yaqaʿu) for “he/it is located.”
Can وَقَعَ be used for abstract things?
Yes, you can say الفكرة وَقَعَتْ في ذهنه (the idea occurred to him).
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