how to say “make me” in Hebrew
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לְהַכְרִיחַ, לִגְרוֹם, לְחַיֵּב
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Though Israeli kids certainly have a healthy share of חֻצְפָּה – hutzpa (khoots-PAH), no equivalent of the English expression “make me” comes to my mind.
There are, however, several ways of saying to make someone do something. Here are the expressions – you’d choose which is appropriate based on the situation.
1. לְהַכְרִיחַ (leh-hahkh-REE-ahkh) means to force or to coerce. להכריח is an active-causative הִפְעִיל verb.
For example:
הִיא יַלְדָּה גְּדוֹלָה – אִי אֶפְשָׁר לְהַכְרִיחַ אֹתָהּ לַעֲשׂוֹת דְּבָרִים נֶגֶד רְצוֹנָהּ.
She’s a big kid – you can’t (it’s impossible) force her to do things against her will.
2. לִגְרוֹם (leeg-ROHM) means to cause (yesterday’s dose). לגרום is an active-simple פָּעַל verb.
For example:
הוּא זָרַק אֶת הַמַּקֵּל וְכָךְ גָּרַם לַכֶּלֶב לָרוּץ.
He threw the stick and thus made the dog run.
3. לְחַיֵּב (leh-khah-YEV) – to require, force, coerce, necessitate. לחייב is an active-intensive פִּעֵל verb.
For example:
הַשּׁוֹפֶטֶת תְּחַיֵּב אֹתָהּ לְשַׁלֵּם סְכוּם נִכְבָּד.
The (female) judge will require her to pay a substantial sum.
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