الحفرة

In a sentence

• رأيت الحفرة في الطريق وكانت عميقة.

  I saw the hole in the road, and it was deep.

  Here, 'الحفرة' (the hole) is used to describe a physical hollow or cavity in the road.

• حفر العمال حفرة لزرع الشجرة.

  The workers dug a pit to plant the tree.

  In this sentence, 'حفرة' (a hole) is used to denote an intentional excavation made for planting.

• كان الطفل يلعب بجانب الحفرة الصغيرة في الحديقة.

  The child was playing next to the small hole in the garden.

  Here, 'الحفرة' (the hole) refers to a small depression, perhaps naturally formed, in the garden.