how to say “can’t stand it” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/לא-סובל-#.m4a” /]לֹא סוֹבֵל

לסבול[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/לא-סובל-#.m4a” /] in Hebrew means both to suffer and to tolerate. It’s the second meaning that appears in the expression I can’t stand it – אני לא סובל את זה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/לא-סובל-#.m4a” /] – literally, I can’t tolerate it.

For example, a girl might protest at dinnertime:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/לא-סובל-#.m4a” /]אני לא סובלת כרוב ניצנים!

I can’t stand brussel sprouts!

לסבול is a simple verb of the root ס.ב.ל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/לא-סובל-#.m4a” /].

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