אופניים
ofanayim
The Hebrew word for bike is אופניים (ofanayim).
אופניים refers to a bicycle. If you specifically wish to refer to a tandem bike, you can use the word טנדם.
Meaning: bicycle (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The word אופניים is always used in a dual or plural form and is treated grammatically as a feminine plural noun.
How do you pronounce it?
ofanayim
Did you know?
- The word אופניים was actually coined by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, the man responsible for bringing much of modern Hebrew back to life, around 1903.
- The word אופניים is grammatically a dual noun, meaning it specifically refers to a pair of things rather than just a plural.
- If you use the singular form אופן to describe a wheel today, you will sound like a poet or someone from a 19th-century text rather than a modern cyclist.
Examples in context
- לכל ילד יש אופניים.Each boy has a bike.This sentence shows how to express that a child possesses a bike using אופניים.Tatoeba #604262 by Eldad, translation #37500 by Eldad
- יש לי אופניים חדשים.I have a new bike.This sentence demonstrates how to describe owning a new bike using אופניים.Tatoeba #1851086 by fekundulo, translation #4482737 by AlanF_US
- יש לי אופניים אדומים.I have a red bike.This sentence shows how to use the color red to describe the bike using אופניים.Tatoeba #1851116 by fekundulo, translation #1312784 by CK
- האם יש לך אופניים?Do you have a bike?
- 19 more sentences on Tatoeba
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries אופניים, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
