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how to say “giant” in Hebrew
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how to say “to function” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/לתפקד-#.m4a” /]לְתַפְקֵד Look closely at this word, לתפקד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/לתפקד-#.m4a” /] – to function. What is the root? You might answer that the root is ת.פ.ק.ד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/לתפקד-#.m4a” /], which is true in the sense that if you plug it into the פיעל verb structure paradigm, you’ll get all your conjugations. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/לתפקד-#.m4a” /]אם…
how to say “to tick” in Hebrew
having trouble seeing the print? לְתַקְתֵּק Never experienced Ulpan La-Inyan? We’re offering free demo classes throughout the summer. Sign up for yours now! The other day I introduced the Hebrew word לִדְפוֹק – to knock (leed-FOHK), which also means, in non-literal sense to move along smoothly. The Hebrew word that means to tick is לְתַקְתֵּק (leh-tahk-TEK), an…
how to say “to approach” in Hebrew
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