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Names of Jerusalem Neighborhoods
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The Hebrew root מ.ת.ק[audioclip url="https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/מתק-#.m4a" /] is the sweetest there is - it means sweet, and it appears in the bunch of delightful words and expressions you'll find below. 1. מָתוֹק, מְתוּקָה[audioclip url="https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/מתק-#.m4a" /] - sweet The basic adjective for sweet is מתוק[audioclip url="https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/מתק-#.m4a" /] for something grammatically masculine and מתוקה[audioclip url="https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/מתק-#.m4a" /] for something...