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How do we give something to someone in Hebrew? To give is לתת, but in some structures it could mean something else entirely. And what is לתת בראש – ‘to give in the head’? Guy explains.

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New Words and Expressions:

Natati la chayay – I gave her my life – נתתי לה חיי

Past: Natati, natata, natat, natan, natna, natanu, natatem, natnu – נתתי, נתתָ, נתתְ, נתן, נתנה, נתַנו, נתתם, נתְנו

Present: Noten, notenet, notnim, notnot – נותן, נותנת, נותנים, נותנות

Imperative: Ten, tni, tnu – תן, תני, תנו

Ten li daka, tni li daka – Give me a sec – תן לי דקה, תני לי דקה

Ten li et mispar teudat ha-zehut shelcha – Give me your ID no. – תן לי את מספר תעודת הזהות שלך

Tavi li – Give me (slang) – תביא לי

Tni li le’ehov otach – Let me love you – תני לי לאהוב אותך

Ten li rega lir’ot – Let me see for a sec. – תן לי רגע לראות

Hi natna li lehavin she… – She let me understand that… – היא נתנה לי להבין ש…

Slicha, mi natan lachem lehikanes le-po? – Excuse me, who let you in here? – סליחה, מי נתן לכם להיכנס לפה?

Infinitive: Latet – To give – לתת

Latet et ha-neshama ve-et halev – To give your soul and heart – לתת את הנשמה ואת הלב

Latet ba-rosh – To do something well/intensively – לתת בראש

Ha-rolling stones natnu ba-rosh – The Rolling Stones gave a helluva show – הרולינג סטונז נתנו בראש

Ha-poel holchim latet ba-rosh hayom – Ha’poel football team are going to score today – הפועל הולך לתת בראש היום

Natata ba-rosh etmol? – Did you do it all night yesterday? (sexual) – נתת בראש אתמול?

Netina – giving – נתינה

Lavo mi-makom shel netina – To come from a place of giving – לבוא ממקום של נתינה

Natun – given – נתון

Natun she-X shave chamesh – It’s given that X is five – נתון שאיקס הוא חמש

Netunim – Data – נתונים

Nitan lehasig – It’s possible to get – ניתן להשיג

Lo hayiti noten lecha shloshim – I wouldn’t give you thirty – I would never think you’re thirty – לא הייתי נותן לך שלושים

 

Playlist and Clips:

Kaveret – Natati La Chayay (lyrics)

Roni Dalumi – Ten (lyrics)

Eti Ankri – Ad Matai (lyrics)

Eyal Golan – Tni Li Le’ehov Otach (lyrics)

Mike Brant – Laisse-moi T’aimer

Boaz Sharabi – Latet (lyrics)

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