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[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/דייקנות-#.m4a” /]דַּיְקָנוּת We’ve seen that מדויק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/דייקנות-#.m4a” /] means precise, which is itself related to the words דקדוק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/דייקנות-#.m4a” /] – grammar and בדיוק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/דייקנות-#.m4a” /] – exactly. Another related word is דייקנות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/דייקנות-#.m4a” /] – timeliness. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/דייקנות-#.m4a” /]בחברה הזאת יש צורך בדייקנות. In this company there is a need for timeliness. דייקנות comes from…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/להתחבא-#.m4a” /]לְהִתְחַבֵּא, לְהִסְתַּתֵּר The more mystical word for to hide in Hebrew is להסתתר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/להתחבא-#.m4a” /]. This is a התפעל verb from the root ס.ת.ר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/להתחבא-#.m4a” /] meaning concealment. But the more common word is להתחבא[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/להתחבא-#.m4a” /], also a התפעל verb, but of the root ח.ב.ה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/להתחבא-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/להתחבא-#.m4a” /]היא אוהבת להתחבא מתחת…
עצמאות The Hebrew word עַצְמָאוּת (ahts-mah-OOT) comes from the root ע.צ.מ (a.ts.m.), which carries the basic meaning of essence or that which stands out. An independent political entity stands out as unique in the world; it waves a flag of its own: Incidentally, these are the colors on the Ulpan La-Inyan website. …
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/שרירי-1.m4a” /]שְׁרִירִי The Hebrew word for muscle is שריר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/שרירי-2.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/שרירי-3.m4a” /]מתחתי שריר ברגל, אני לא רוצה לזוז. I pulled (stretched) a muscle in my (the) leg, I don’t want to move. Likewise, someone muscular is שרירי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/שרירי-1.m4a” /] if he’s a male, and שרירית[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/שרירי-4.m4a” /] if she’s a female. For…
