how to say “stable” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/יציב-#.m4a” /]יַצִּיב

When you saw the word stable perhaps you thought of horses. The word for that kind of stable in Hebrew is אורוה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/יציב-#.m4a” /].

But stable in the sense of whether something will stay in tact or fall is יציב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/יציב-#.m4a” /] in Hebrew.

For example:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/יציב-#.m4a” /]הגשר הזה נראה לי לא יציב.

This bridge looks unstable (not stable) to me.

and

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/יציב-#.m4a” /]האם הממשלה החדשה בישראל תהיה יציבה?

Will the new government in Israel be stable?

Stability is יציבות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/יציב-#.m4a” /].

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