כועס
ko'es
The Hebrew word for angry is כועס (ko'es).
כועס is an adjective used to describe someone who is displaying anger.
Meaning: displaying anger (adj)
How does it change in a sentence?
The masculine singular is כועס, the feminine singular is כועסת, the masculine plural is כועסים and the feminine plural is כועסות. To say someone is angry about something, use the preposition על after the adjective. When the anger is directed at a person, you typically use the preposition על combined with a pronoun, such as עלי (on me/at me) or עליך (on you/at you).
How do you pronounce it?
ko'es
Did you know?
- Hebrew has a vivid idiom להרתיח את הדם, meaning 'to boil the blood', used when someone makes another person feel extremely כועס.
- In Biblical Hebrew, the word כועס often describes the 'wrath' of God as a formal judicial act of justice rather than a human emotional outburst.
- The phrase אל תכעס (do not be angry) is frequently used as a social lubricant to mean 'don't take this personally' or 'don't be offended'.
Examples in context
- על מה טום כועס?What's Tom angry about?This sentence is useful for asking the reason for someone's anger using כועס.Tatoeba #3649387 by Eldad, translation #2713520 by CK
- היא בטח כועסת עלי.She must be angry with me.This sentence demonstrates how to use the feminine singular form of כועס along with the phrase meaning 'at me'.Tatoeba #1393769 by MrShoval, translation #317010 by CK
- הוא מאד כועס עליך.He's very angry with you.This sentence shows how to express that someone is very angry using כועס and the phrase meaning 'with you'.Tatoeba #1404865 by MrShoval, translation #295629 by CK
- אין לי סבלנות, אני כועס!I have no patience, I'm angry!
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Example conversation
Noa and Daniel are talking at home about a mistake Daniel made.
- נועה Noaדניאל, אתה כועס עליי?Daniel, ata ko'es alay?Daniel, are you angry with me?
- דניאל Danielאני לא כועס, אני רק עייף.ani lo ko'es, ani rak ayef.I am not angry, I am just tired.
- נועה Noaאתה נשמע כועס מאוד.ata nishma ko'es me'od.You sound very angry.
- דניאל Danielאני פשוט צריך לנוח.ani pashut tzarich lanu'ach.I just need to rest.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
