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