Circumstantial past verbs (وقد)

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barely
بالكادbil-kâdi
while ... had already
وقدwaqad
We barely arrived at the theater, and the show had already started.
وصلنا إلى المسرح بالكاد، وقد بدأ العرض.wasalnâ ilâ al-masrahi bil-kâdi, wa qad bada'a al-'ardu.
to break down
تعطلta'attala
traffic jam
ازدحامizdihâm
My car broke down in the traffic, and I arrived when the scene had already passed me.
تعطلت سيارتي في الازدحام، ووصلت وقد فاتني المشهد.ta'attalat sayyârati fi al-izdihâm, wa wasaltu wa qad fâtani al-mashhad.
to rush (hurry, hasten)
هرعharaa
to rise (ascend, increase)
ارتفعirtafa'a
curtain
ستارةsitâra
We rushed to our seats, and the curtain had already risen.
هرعنا إلى مقاعدنا، وقد ارتفعت الستارة.haranâ ilâ maqâidinâ, waqadirtafaati s-sitârah
to run out
نفدnafida
The woman entered the theater, and the tickets had already run out completely.
دخلت المرأة إلى المسرح، وقد نفدت التذاكر تماما.dakhalati l-mar'atu ila l-masrahi, wa qad nafidati t-tadhakiru tamaman
to close (doors, windows, etc.)
أغلقaghlaqa
We could have entered, but the guard closed the door and the play had already started.
كان يمكن أن ندخل، لكن الحارس أغلق الباب وقد بدأت المسرحية.kâna yumkinu an nadkhula, lakini al-ḥârisu aghlaqa al-bâba waqad bada'ati al-masraḥiyyah.
to regret
ندمnadima
She regretted it a lot because she arrived and they had already closed the hall.
ندمت كثيرا لأنها وصلت وقد أغلقوا القاعة.nadimat kathîran li'annahâ waṣalat wa qad aghlaqû al-qâ'ah
I liked the play, but I regretted it because I entered when I had already missed a lot.
أعجبتني المسرحية، لكنني ندمت لأنني دخلت وقد فاتني الكثير.a'jabatnî al-masrahiyyatu, lâkinnanî nadimtu li'annanî dakhaltu waqad fâtanî al-kathîru.
We barely found our seats, and the curtain had already risen in the dark.
بالكاد وجدنا مقاعدنا، وقد ارتفعت الستارة في الظلام.bil-kâdi wajadnâ maqâ'idanâ, waqadi irtafa'ati s-sitâratu fi z-zalâm
Because of the traffic, we rushed and all the tickets had already sold out.
بسبب الازدحام، هرعنا وقد نفدت جميع التذاكر.bisababi l-izdihâmi, haraana wa qad nafidat jamîu t-tadhâkiri.
The engine broke down, so we rushed to the theater and the show had already ended.
تعطل المحرك، فهرعنا إلى المسرح وقد انتهى العرض.ta'attala al-muharriku, fa hara'na ila al-masrahi wa qadi ntaha al-'ardu.
If you left late, you arrived and the curtain had already risen.
إذا خرجت متأخرة، وصلت وقد ارتفعت الستارة.idhâ kharajti muta'akhkhiratan, wasalti wa qadi irtafa'ati s-sitâratu
We left the restaurant, and the play had barely started.
غادرنا المطعم، وقد بدأت المسرحية بالكاد.ghâdarnâ al-mat'am, wa qad bada'ati al-masrahiyyatu bil-kâd.
I could have seen the show, but I slept and the theater had already closed.
كان يمكن أن أرى العرض، لكنني نمت وقد أغلق المسرح.kâna yumkinu an arâ al-'arda, lâkinnanî nimtu wa qad ughliqa al-masrahu.