how to say “to turn over” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/להתהפך-#.m4a” /]לְהִתְהַפֵּךְ
The Hebrew word for opposite is הפך[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/להתהפך-#.m4a” /], as in:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/להתהפך-#.m4a” /]האם כחול הוא ההפך של אדום?
Is blue the opposite of red?
הפך also provides a three-letter root, so that to turn over (to the opposite side) is the התפעל verb להתהפך[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/להתהפך-#.m4a” /], as in:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/להתהפך-#.m4a” /]בגיל ארבעה חודשים היא התחילה להתהפך.
At age four months she started turning over.
להתהפך can also be used figuratively – to flip – as in:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/להתהפך-#.m4a” /]כל הזמן מצב הרוח שלו מתהפך.
His mood flips all the time.
