how to say “to obey” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

 

לְצַיֵּת
 

 

When driving a car, it’s most important to obey traffic laws.


In Hebrew, you the italicized text above is זֶה חָשוּב בְּיוֹתֵר לְצַיֵּת לְחֻקֵּי הַנְּהִיגָה (zeh khah-SHOOV beh-yoh-TEHR leh-tsah-YET leh-khoo-KEH-ee hah-neh-hee-GAH).

The word for to obey is לציית, an active-intensive פיעל verb.

 



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