يمكن أن نبلغ عن المفقودات في مركز المفقودات.

يمكن here means it is possible and is commonly used in Arabic where English would simply say can.

So:

• يمكن أن نبلغ = we can report
• literally: it is possible that we report

It is singular because يمكن is being used impersonally. It does not mean he can in this sentence. Arabic often uses this kind of impersonal structure instead of a personal modal verb like English can.

After يمكن, Arabic normally uses أن + present-tense verb.

So:

• يمكن أن نبلغ = we can report
• literally: it is possible that we report

Grammatically, أن introduces a subordinate verb phrase, and the verb after it is in the subjunctive. In normal unvowelled writing, you usually do not see the case/mood ending clearly, so learners often just recognize the pattern يمكن أن + verb as a fixed and very common structure.

نبلغ means we report or we notify about in this context.

The prefix نـ on a present-tense verb usually means we.

So:

• نبلغ = we report
• أبلغ = I report
• تبلغ = you report or she reports (depending on context)
• يبلغ = he reports

This is one of the basic present-tense prefix patterns in Arabic.

The preposition عن is required with this meaning of reporting.

So:

• نبلغ عن المفقودات = we report the lost items / we report about the lost items

In more natural English, we usually do not say report about here, but Arabic uses the preposition عن with this verb. This is something learners often have to memorize as part of the verb pattern:

• بلّغ/أبلغ عن شيء = to report something

So عن is not optional in this sentence.

المفقودات means the lost items, lost property, or lost belongings.

It comes from the root ف-ق-د, which is connected with the idea of loss or being missing. In this sentence, it refers to things that have been lost, not people.

Depending on context, English might translate المفقودات as:

• lost items
• lost property
• lost belongings

All of those are reasonable here.

The word appears twice, but it plays two different roles:

1. عن المفقودات = about the lost items
2. مركز المفقودات = the lost-property center / lost-and-found center

So the first المفقودات is the thing being reported, while the second is part of the name of the place where you report them.

This repetition may sound a little heavy in English, but it is perfectly natural in Arabic.

This is an iḍāfa construction, often called a construct phrase.

In Arabic, when two nouns are linked as X of Y, the first noun usually does not take ال, and the second noun determines whether the whole phrase is definite.

So:

• مركز المفقودات
• literally: center of the lost items
• naturally: the lost-and-found center or the lost-property office

Even though مركز does not have ال, the whole phrase is definite because المفقودات is definite.

That is why مركز المفقودات can mean the lost-and-found center.

في means in or at, depending on context.

So:

• في مركز المفقودات = at the lost-and-found center

In English, at is usually the most natural translation here, even though في literally often means in.

This whole phrase tells you where the reporting happens.

Arabic often places adverbial phrases like time and place after the main action and its object.

So this order is very natural:

• يمكن أن نبلغ عن المفقودات في مركز المفقودات

A rough breakdown is:

• يمكن = it is possible
• أن نبلغ = that we report
• عن المفقودات = the lost items
• في مركز المفقودات = at the lost-and-found center

Arabic word order is flexible, but this version is straightforward and natural. The final phrase في مركز المفقودات clearly tells you where the action takes place.

Not exactly word-for-word, but it is a natural Arabic way to express the same idea.

Literally, مركز المفقودات means something like:

• center of lost items
• lost-property center

In English, we often say:

• lost and found
• lost-property office
• lost-and-found office

So the Arabic phrase matches the function, even if the wording is a little different from English.

Yes. You could say:

• نستطيع أن نبلغ عن المفقودات في مركز المفقودات

That would also mean we can report lost items at the lost-and-found center.

The difference is roughly this:

• يمكن أن... = it is possible to... / can...
• نستطيع أن... = we are able to...

In many everyday contexts, both are acceptable, but يمكن often sounds a bit more neutral or general.