כיתה
kita
The English word 'class' is translated into Hebrew as כיתה (kita).
In Hebrew, כיתה refers specifically to a classroom of students or a grade level. It is not used to describe a general category, set of objects or a collection of similar things.
Meaning: group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or attributes (noun)
Which one should you use?
English speakers often use 'class' to mean both a group of students and a category of items.
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun כיתה is feminine. The plural form is כיתות.
How do you pronounce it?
kita
Did you know?
- In Hebrew, a 'class' of objects or a biological 'class' is called מחלקה. This word also translates to 'department' in a hospital or a company.
- When a teacher refers to the 'class' as a whole during a lesson, they often use the plural ילדים ('children') or תלמידים ('students') instead of the collective noun כיתה.
- While כיתה refers to the group of students, the physical room they occupy is also called כיתה. This means the word functions as both the human collective and the architecture they inhabit.
Examples in context
- טום ומרי היו באותה כיתה שנה שעברה.Tom and Mary were in the same class last year.This sentence shows how to use כיתה to describe being in the same group last year.Tatoeba #2099241 by nava, translation #1029785 by CK
- באיזו כיתה את?Which class are you in?This sentence is useful for asking which grade or classroom someone is in using כיתה.Tatoeba #2297535 by fekundulo, translation #2299258 by AlanF_US
- אתם באותה כיתה?Are you in the same class?This sentence uses כיתה to ask if people belong to the same student group.Tatoeba #13062381 by fekundulo, translation #11900919 by CK
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Example conversation
Two friends are talking about their children at school.
- עידו Idoבאיזו כיתה הילד שלך לומד?Be'eizo kita hayeled shelcha lomed?Which class is your son studying in?
- רוטם Rotemהוא לומד בכיתה ג'.Hu lomed be'kita gimmel.He is studying in third grade.
- עידו Idoהבת שלי גם בכיתה ג'!Habat sheli gam be'kita gimmel!My daughter is also in third grade!
- רוטם Rotemאולי הם באותה כיתה.Ulai hem be'ota kita.Maybe they are in the same class.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
