No. 1,533 in Arabic

حافلة

Bus.

In a sentence

رأيتُ الحافلةَ تقتربُ من المحطة.
I saw the bus approaching the station.
Here, 'حافلة' is used as a noun representing the transportation vehicle 'bus'.
وقف الأطفال ينتظرون الحافلة بعد المدرسة.
The children stood waiting for the bus after school.
In this sentence, 'حافلة' is again used as a noun to denote the mode of public transportation that is awaited.
ترك السائقُ على الحافلةِ إعلانًا جديدًا.
The driver left a new advertisement on the bus.
In this instance, 'حافلة' represents the 'bus' as an object on which an action is performed, indicating its physical presence.

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