חדש
chadash
The English word "new" is translated into Hebrew as חדש (chadash).
חדש is an adjective used to describe something that was recently made or created. Related nouns include חדשנות, which means innovation or newness and חדשות, which means news.
Meaning: recently made or created (adj)
How does it change in a sentence?
Use חדש for masculine singular nouns, חדשה for feminine singular nouns and חדשים for masculine plural nouns. Interestingly, the word for "news", חדשות, is the same as the feminine plural form of the adjective new.
How do you pronounce it?
chadash
Did you know?
- The Hebrew word חדש shares a root with the Arabic word 'hadith', which refers to the recorded sayings and actions of the Prophet Muhammad.
- The root of חדש is used to create the verb לחדש, which can mean both 'to renew' something old and 'to innovate' something entirely new.
- The adjective חדש can be transformed into a verb meaning 'to renew' simply by changing its vowel patterns, even without changing its letters.
Examples in context
- ספר זה הוא חדש.That book is new.This sentence is useful for practicing the masculine singular form חדש.Tatoeba #1945437 by fekundulo, translation #4600562 by AlanF_US
- מחר יש יום חדש.Tomorrow is a new day.Tatoeba #2161135 by MrShoval, translation #3825455 by CK
- זה בטח שיא חדש.That's probably a new record.Tatoeba #6035597 by fekundulo, translation #3178563 by CK
- הַמְּכוֹנִית שֶלִי הִיא חֲדָשָׁה.My car is new.
- 553 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Rotem and Noam are looking at a car in a parking lot.
- רוטם Rotemהאם הרכב הזה חדש?ha-im ha-rekh-ev ha-ze khadash?Is this car new?
- נועם Noamכן, הוא חדש לגמרי.ken, hu khadash le-gam-re.Yes, it is completely new.
- רוטם Rotemהוא נראה נהדר, נועם.hu nir-ah ne-hedar, Noam.It looks great, Noam.
- נועם Noamתודה רבה, רוטם.toda raba, Rotem.Thank you very much, Rotem.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries חדש, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
