Hebrew edit

Etymology edit

Root
פ־ת־ע (p-t-ʿ)

Passive of the verb הפתיע (hiftía), from the root פ־ת־ע (p-t-`).

Verb edit

הופתע / הֻפְתַּע (huftá) third-singular masculine past (huf'al construction, active counterpart הִפְתִּיעַ)

  1. To be surprised.
    הופתעתי לראות כמה שהם גדולים.huftá'ati lir'ót káma shehém g'dolím.I was surprised to see how big they are.

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