Hebrew edit

Etymology edit

Root
י־ד־ע (y-d-ʿ)

From the root י־ד־ע (y-d-').

Verb edit

הוֹדִיעַ (hodía) third-singular masculine past (hif'il construction)

  1. To inform, to announce, to make known.
    הודיעו לנו שאין חשמל.hodí'u lánu she'éin khashmál.They informed us that there is no electricity.

Usage notes edit

  • The information being imparted is given either in a clause introduced by שֶׁ־ (she-) or כִּי (), or in a prepositional phrase with the preposition עַל (ál).
  • The recipient of the information, if any, is given in a prepositional phrase with the preposition לְ־ (l'-).

Conjugation edit