How to say “to drain” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/להתנקז-#.m4a” /]לְנַקֵּז, לְהִתְנַקֵּז
The Hebrew word for to drain something actively is the פיעל verb לנקז[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/להתנקז-#.m4a” /].
For example:
התעלה הזאת אמורה לנקז את המים.[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/להתנקז-#.m4a” /]
This ditch is supposed to drain the water.
Often, though, we speak of water being drained – or draining itself. Here we use the התפעל verb להתנקז[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/להתנקז-#.m4a” /].
For example:
המים הציפו את הרחוב לפני שהם התנקזו לביוב.[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/להתנקז-#.m4a” /]
The water flooded the street before it drained into the sewer.
Notice that מים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/להתנקז-#.m4a” /] – water – is plural.
Drainage is ניקוז[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/להתנקז-#.m4a” /].
