how to say “you’re right” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/צודק-#.m4a” /]אַתָּה צוֹדֵק, אַתְּ צוֹדֶקֶת

You may know the Hebrew word צדק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/צודק-#.m4a” /] – justice or righteousness. 

Using the three-letter root that forms צדק, we get אתה צודק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/צודק-#.m4a” /] – you’re right when speaking to a male, and את צודקת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/צודק-#.m4a” /] – you’re right when speaking to a female (note that right appears at the beginning of righteousness). 

צודק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/צודק-#.m4a” /] and צודקת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/צודק-#.m4a” /] are verbs of the פעל structure, so that we get:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/צודק-#.m4a” /]אתם רואים? צדקתי!

You guys see? I was right!

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