[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/מסוגל-#.m4a” /]מְסֻגָּל If you’ve got some basic Hebrew, you probably know the words יכול[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/מסוגל-#.m4a” /] (masculine) and יכולה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/מסוגל-#.m4a” /] (feminine) – can, is able. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/מסוגל-#.m4a” /]אתה יכול להגיע למדף העליון? Can you (a male) reach the top shelf? Another word for able is מסוגל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/מסוגל-#.m4a” /] or מסוגלת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/מסוגל-#.m4a” /]. But…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/הבנה-#.m4a” /]הֲבָנָה We’ve seen the word להרגיש[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/הבנה-#.m4a” /] – to feel, turn into the noun הרגשה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/הבנה-#.m4a” /] – a feeling. In a similar הפעיל pattern, להבין[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/הבנה-#.m4a” /] – to understand, becomes הבנה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/הבנה-#.m4a” /] – understanding. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/הבנה-#.m4a” /]יש לה הבנה מקיפה של החומר. She has a comprehensive understanding of the material….
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/הדדי-#.m4a” /]הֲדָדִי The Hebrew word for mutual is הדדי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/הדדי-#.m4a” /]. I believe its source is the word הד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/הדדי-#.m4a” /] – echo. Since הדדי is an adjective, it takes on the feminine ending ית-[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/הדדי-#.m4a” /] as needed, as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/הדדי-#.m4a” /]אני לא בטוח אם ההרגשה היא הדדית. I (a male) am not sure…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/הרגשה-#.m4a” /]הַרְגָּשָׁה You may know the expression I don’t feel well: אני לא מרגיש טוב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/הרגשה-#.m4a” /] (spoken by a male) אני לא מרגישה טוב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/הרגשה-#.m4a” /] (spoken by a female) להרגיש[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/הרגשה-#.m4a” /], a הפעיל verb, is to feel. And the noun version of להרגיש is הרגשה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/הרגשה-#.m4a” /] -a feeling. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/הרגשה-#.m4a” /]יש…