how to say “talented” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/מוכשר-#.m4a” /]מֻכְשָׁר
Look closely at the words for talented – מוכשר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/מוכשר-#.m4a” /] for a male and מוכשרת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/מוכשר-#.m4a” /] for a female – and see if you can spot the three-letter root.
It’s כ.ש.ר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/מוכשר-#.m4a” /] meaning fit, the same root as that of כשר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/מוכשר-#.m4a” /] – kosher.
Food that is kosher is fit for Jewish eating. Likewise, a person who is talented is naturally fit for particular tasks.
Here’s the word in context:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/מוכשר-#.m4a” /]היא בחורה שנונה ומוכשרת.
She’s a witty and talented young woman.
מוכשר and מוכשרת derive from the הופעל verb form.
