how to say “to water the plants” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

 

לְהַשְׁקוֹת אֶת הַצְּמָחִים
 

 

 
The Hebrew word for plant is צֶמַח   , related to the active-simple verb ַלִצְמוֹח    – to grow – as in:
 
צָמַח לָהּ פֶּרַח יָפֶה בַּגִּנָּה.
A pretty flower grew in her garden.
 
 
And to water is the active-causative verb לְהַשְׁקוֹת   , related to the word מַשְׁקֶה    – a drink.
 
Thus to water the plants is לְהַשְׁקוֹת אֶת הַצְּמָחִים   . 
 
For example:
 
מִי יַשְׁקֶה לָנוּ אֶת הַצְּמָחִים כְּשֶׁנִּהְיֶה בְּחוּ”ל?
Who will water the plants for us when we’re abroad?
 

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