توقفت

In a sentence

• توقفت الحافلة في المحطة.

  The bus stopped at the station.

  Here, 'توقفت' indicates an action where the bus ceased its movement.

• توقفت عن الدراسة لفترة قصيرة.

  I stopped studying for a short period.

  In this case, 'توقفت' describes the act of halting one's own activity temporarily.

• توقفت السيدة لتساعد الطفل.

  The lady stopped to help the child.

  Here, 'توقفت' is used to denote an intentional action to cease an activity in order to assist someone.