how to say “to freak out” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger March 6, 2011November 7, 2018

לְהִתְחַרְפֵן
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Here’s a useful slang word.

לְהִתְחַרְפֵן (le-heet-khahr-FEN) means to freak out. For example, כְּשֶׁהִיא הִגִּיעָה לַמְּסִבָּה, הוּא הִתְחַרְפֵן (keh-sheh-hee hee-GHEE-ah lah-meh-see-BAH, hoo heet-khahr-FEN) – When she arrived at the party, he freaked out.

According to וִיקִימִלּוֹן (vee-kee-mee-LOHN) – Wiktionary in Hebrew, this word comes from the Arabic root خ.ر.ف (kh.r.f), meaning confused or senile.

להתחרפן falls into the התפעל (heet-pah-EL) category of verbs. You can learn to how conjugate such verbs here.

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