לזכור
lizkor
To remember in Hebrew is לזכור (lizkor).
The verb לזכור is used to describe the act of bringing a piece of information or a memory back into one's mind.
Which one should you use?
While לזכור is used for the general act of remembering, the reflexive verb להיזכר is often used specifically for the moment of recalling something that had been forgotten.
How do you pronounce it?
lizkor
Did you know?
- The word זכור (zakhor) appears as a divine command in the Bible, where 'remembering' is not just a mental act but a call to take action based on that memory.
- The Hebrew root for remember is used in the word זכרון (zikaron), which serves as the term for both a human memory and a computer's 'memory' chip.
- The root of לזכור is the letters Zayin, Kaph, and Resh, which is the same root used for the word 'memorial' in many Semitic languages.
Examples in context
- קל לזכור את זה.It's easy to remember.This sentence shows how to say it is easy to remember something using לזכור.Tatoeba #2119034 by fekundulo, translation #1897877 by Spamster
- קל לזכור את דן.Dan is easy to remember.This sentence demonstrates using לזכור to say a person is easy to remember.Tatoeba #3929275 by fekundulo, translation #3928922 by Amastan
- אצטרך לזכור את זה.I'll have to remember that.This sentence shows the future tense requirement to remember something using לזכור.Tatoeba #4734677 by fekundulo, translation #2544274 by CK
- אל תשכח לקחת את הספר שלך מכאן.Don't forget to take your book from here.
- 59 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Two friends are trying to recall a password.
- עגור Adiאתה זוכר את הסיסמה?Atah zocher et hasismah?Do you remember the password?
- איתי Itayלא, אני לא מצליח לזכור אותה.Lo, ani lo matzliach lizkhor otah.No, I can't remember it.
- עגור Adiכתבנו אותה על הדף.Katavnu otah al hadaf.We wrote it on the paper.
- איתי Itayנכון, עכשיו אני נזכר!Nachon, achshav ani nizkar!Right, now I remember!
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
