how to say “comment” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger June 30, 2019June 25, 2019

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/הערה-#.m4a” /]הֶעָרָה

The Hebrew word for a comment is הערה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/הערה-#.m4a” /], as in:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/הערה-#.m4a” /]שאלות? הערות?

Questions? Comments?

הערה is related to the word להתעורר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/הערה-#.m4a” /] – to wake up: they both come from the root ע.ו.ר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/הערה-#.m4a” /], which means rouse, awaken. When we comment, we awaken the listener’s attention to something.

To comment (also to waken) is the הפעיל verb להעיר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/הערה-#.m4a” /].

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