how to say “frustrating” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מתסכל-1.m4a” /]מְתַסְכֵּל
Look closely at the word above. Listen to it pronounced. Though it looks like the word מסתכל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מתסכל-2.m4a” /] – looking at, it’s מתסכל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מתסכל-1.m4a” /] with the ת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מתסכל-3.m4a” /] before the ס[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מתסכל-4.m4a” /] – frustrating. Perhaps that’s how you’re feeling trying to compare these words.
And while מסתכל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מתסכל-2.m4a” /] – looking at – is form of the reflexive verb להסתכל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מתסכל-5.m4a” /] – to look at, מתסכל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מתסכל-1.m4a” /] – frustrating – is a form of the active-intensive verb לתסכל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מתסכל-6.m4a” /] – to frustrate.
For example:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מתסכל-7.m4a” /]אוף, אני לא מצליח להשיג אף אחד, וזה כל כך מתסכל!
Ugh, I can’t reach anyone, it’s so frustrating!
Likewise, frustrated – מתוסכל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מתסכל-8.m4a” /] – is from the passive-intensive form.
For example:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מתסכל-9.m4a” /]היא נראית לי נורא מתוסכלת.
She looks really frustrated to me.
The words מתסכל and מתוסכל come from the root ת.ס.כ.ל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מתסכל-10.m4a” /], which itself derives from the root ס.כ.ל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מתסכל-11.m4a” /] meaning foolish. One might experience frustration as if they’ve been twisted into feeling like a fool.
