נולד
nolad
The Hebrew word for 'born' is נולד (nolad).
The word is used to describe the act of being given birth to.
Meaning: given birth to (adj)
What does it mean word for word?
The word נולד is the passive form of the Hebrew verb meaning 'to be born'.
How does it change in a sentence?
The feminine form is נולדה, and the plural form is נולדו. To say 'I was born', use the first person singular form נולדתי. The second person feminine singular form for 'you were born' is נולדת.
How do you pronounce it?
nolad
Did you know?
- In Hebrew, the root letters of נולד are shared with the word ילד, meaning 'child'. This creates a direct linguistic link between the act of being born and the resulting person.
- While נולד refers to biological birth, the phrase נולד מחדש is used to describe a spiritual or metaphorical 'rebirth' in religious or psychological contexts.
- The word נולד is actually the passive form of the verb 'to give birth'. In Hebrew, you do not 'be born' as an active subject, but rather you 'are born' by the action of another.
Examples in context
- זה הבית בו נולדתי.This is the house where I was born.This sentence shows how to use נולד to describe the house where you were born.Tatoeba #1404618 by MrShoval, translation #467311 by CK
- טום, איפה הוא נולד?Where was Tom born?This sentence uses נולד to ask about the birthplace of a person.Tatoeba #1644920 by MrShoval, translation #37234 by CK
- הוא נולד בשנת 1960.He was born in 1960.This sentence uses נולד to state the year someone was born.Tatoeba #1818445 by Eldad, translation #1388964 by CK
- היא נולדה בירושליםShe was born in Jerusalem
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Example conversation
Rotem and Ido are talking about their childhoods.
- רוטם Rotemעידו, איפה אתה נולד?Ido, eifo ata nolad?Ido, where were you born?
- עידו Idoאני נולד בירושלים.Ani nolad be-Yerushalayim.I was born in Jerusalem.
- רוטם Rotemבאמת? אני נולדתי בחיפה.Be-emet? Ani noladeti be-Haifa.Really? I was born in Haifa.
- עידו Idoזה עיר יפה מאוד.Ze ir yafa me'od.That is a very beautiful city.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
