how to say “to pick a flower” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/לקטוף-#.m4a” /]לִקְטוֹף פֶּרַח
The Hebrew word for to pick or harvest something such as fruit or flowers is the simple verb לקטוף[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/לקטוף-#.m4a” /].
For example:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/לקטוף-#.m4a” /]כל יום שישי אבא קוטף פרחים בשביל אמא.
Every Friday Dad picks flowers for Mom.
Something picked or harvested is נקטף[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/לקטוף-#.m4a” /], from the נפעל verb form. נקטף is also used to describe a young person who has died (נקטף for a male and נקטפה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/לקטוף-#.m4a” /] for a female).
For example:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/לקטוף-#.m4a” /]היא נקטפה באיבה.
She was harvested at her prime.