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Why Hebrew News Sounds So Passive (And Why That Is Not a Mistake)
Hebrew news often sounds passive, but this is not a flaw or a stylistic accident. It reflects how Hebrew uses verb forms to direct attention — sometimes to the person, sometimes to the event.

Rut Avni
Dec 28, 20252 min read


"to see" & the other binyanim in that root
Around the root ראה we have a total of 4 verbs with their own infinitives. All of them have something to do with "to see", but as you...

Rut Avni
Mar 29, 20231 min read


"to be educated" - pual vs. hitpael
Finally, I added a "nerd version". Which binyan is used to express "to b educated"? You might remember what I said in the 2 previous...

Rut Avni
Dec 23, 20221 min read
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