No. 855 in Arabic
يبقى
"يبقى" means "remains" or "stays" in English.
In a sentence
عندما ينقطع التيار الكهربائي، يبقى المصباح مطفأ.
When the electricity goes out, the lamp remains off.
In this sentence, 'يبقى' means 'remains' to indicate the continuation of a state.
يبقى محمد في المنزل أثناء عطلة نهاية الأسبوع.
Mohammed stays at home during the weekend.
Here, 'يبقى' indicates staying in a place for a period of time.
يبقى علينا حل التمرين الأخير قبل انتهاء الدرس.
We still have to solve the last exercise before the class ends.
In this example, 'يبقى' conveys the idea that something needs to be done and is still incomplete.
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