Usages of بدا
يبدو المتحف الكبير بعد ذلك التقاطع.yabdû al-mut'hafu al-kabîru ba'da dhâlika at-taqâtu'i
The big museum appears after that intersection.
هل يبدو الشارع مستقيما من هنا؟hal yabdu ash-shâri'u mustaqîman min hunâ?
Does the street appear straight from here?
بدت السماء رمادية.badati s-samâ'u ramâdiyyatan.
The sky looked gray.
بدوا متعبين بعد الرحلة.badaw muta'abîn ba'da r-riḥla
They looked tired after the trip.
بدت اللعبة ممتعة، لكن الأوراق كانت مقلوبة.badati allubatu mumtiatan, lakinna al-awrâqa kânat maqlûbatan.
The game seemed fun, but the cards were face-down.
إن بدت الفوهة نشطة، فالكارثة أكيدة.in badati l-fûhatu nashitatan, fal-kârithatu akîdah
If the crater appears active, then the disaster is certain.
أخذ الثلج الغزير يتساقط، وبدا الصقيع.akhadha ath-thalju al-ghazîru yatasâqatu, wa badâ as-saqî'u
The heavy snow began to fall, and the frost appeared.
امسح جبينك، تبدو متعبا جدا.imsah jabînaka, tabdû mut'aban jiddan
Wipe your forehead, you look very tired.
بدت ملامحنا حميمية وعفوية ساعة التقطنا الصورة.badat malâmihunâ hamîmiyyatan wa'afwiyyatan sâ'atal taqatnâ assûrah.
Our features seemed intimate and spontaneous the hour we took the picture.
أوتبدو حتمية هذا التشوه كأنها وهم؟awa tabdū hatmiyyatu hâdhâ t-tashawwuhi ka'annahâ wahmun?
And does the inevitability of this distortion seem as if it is an illusion?
يبدو الحل سهلا، لكنه في الواقع صعب.yabdû al-hallu sahlan, lâkinnahu fî al-wâqi'i sa'bun
The solution seems easy, but in reality it is difficult.
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