how to say “impressive” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מרשים-1.m4a” /]מַרְשִׁים
We saw yesterday that to make an impression in Hebrew is לעשות רושם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מרשים-2.m4a” /]. The word רושם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מרשים-3.m4a” /] is formed of the root ר.ש.מ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מרשים-4.m4a” /] meaning inscribe.
Plugging that root into the active-intensive verb form, we have להרשים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מרשים-5.m4a” /] – to impress.
For example:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מרשים-6.m4a” /]היא מתלבשת על מנת להרשים.
She dresses (in order) to impress.
Impressive is מרשים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מרשים-1.m4a” /] (when referring to something masculine) – simply the present-tense form of להרשים.
For example:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מרשים-7.m4a” /]אלה תוצאות מאוד מרשימות.
These are very impressive results.
