אפשר
See also: אפֿשר
Hebrew
editEtymology 1
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א־פ־שׁ־ר (ʾ-p-sh-r) |
Pronunciation
edit- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /efˈʃaʁ/
Adjective
editאֶפְשָׁר • (efshár)
- (impersonal) Possible: being a possibility; not impossible.
- 2010 February 12, רותם שטרקמן (Rotem Starkman), “כמה במבה אפשר לקנות ב-22 מיליון שקל” (káma bámba efshár liknot b'-22 milyón shékel, “How much Bamba is it possible to buy with 22 million shekels”), in TheMarker.
- (impersonal) Possible, permitted, allowed.
Usage notes
edit- This adjective is often used "impersonally", that is, without a personal subject.
Derived terms
edit- אפשרות (efsharút)
- אפשרי (efsharí)
- כְּכָל הָאֶפְשָׁר (k'khol ha'efshár)
Adverb
editאֶפְשָׁר • (efshár)
- (Ashkenazi Hebrew) perhaps, maybe
- Synonym: אוּלַי (ulái)
Descendants
edit- → Yiddish: אפֿשר (efsher)
References
edit- “אפשר” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Etymology 2
editFrom the root א־פ־שׁ־ר ('-p-sh-r), extracted from the above.
Pronunciation
edit- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ifˈʃeʁ/
Verb
editאִפְשֵׁר • (ifshér) (pi'el construction)
- (transitive) To permit: to enable, to make possible.
- (transitive) To permit (an action): to grant permission for.
Usage notes
edit- The verbs אִפְשֵׁר (ifshér, “to permit”), הִרְשָׁה (hirshá, “to allow”), and נָתַן (natán, “to let”) are all synonymous in denotation, but vary in their level of formality.
Conjugation
editConjugation of איפשר / אִפְשֵׁר (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
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past | first | איפשרתי / אִפְשַׁרְתִּי | איפשרנו / אִפְשַׁרְנוּ | ||
second | איפשרת / אִפְשַׁרְתָּ | איפשרת / אִפְשַׁרְתְּ | איפשרתם / אִפְשַׁרְתֶּם | איפשרתן / אִפְשַׁרְתֶּן | |
third | איפשר / אִפְשֵׁר | איפשרה / אִפְשְׁרָה | איפשרו / אִפְשְׁרוּ | ||
present | מְאַפְשֵׁר | מְאַפְשֶׁרֶת | מְאַפְשְׁרִים | מְאַפְשְׁרוֹת | |
future | first | אֲאַפְשֵׁר | נְאַפְשֵׁר | ||
second | תְּאַפְשֵׁר | תְּאַפְשְׁרִי | תְּאַפְשְׁרוּ | תְּאַפְשֵׁרְנָה1 | |
third | יְאַפְשֵׁר | תְּאַפְשֵׁר | יְאַפְשְׁרוּ | תְּאַפְשֵׁרְנָה1 | |
imperative | אַפְשֵׁר | אַפְשְׁרִי | אַפְשְׁרוּ | אַפְשֵׁרְנָה1 | |
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Synonyms
editYiddish
editAdverb
editאפשר • (efsher)
- (nonstandard) Unpointed form of אפֿשר (efsher).