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Autumn has come in Israel, and the weather is pretty nice. No more hot humid summer days. As temperatures gradually decrease it is still very important to drink enough water. The Hebrew infinitive of the verb to drink<\/em> is \u05dc\u05c5\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05d5\u05ba\u05ea (pronounced as lish-tot). For example:<\/p>\n

\u05dc\u05c5\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05d5\u05ba\u05ea \u05de\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05d6\u05b6\u05d4 \u05d7\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05bc\u05d1.<\/p>\n

Drinking water is important.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u05d0\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e8\u05d5\u05ba\u05e6\u05b6\u05d4 \u05dc\u05c5\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05d5\u05ba\u05ea \u05de\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b6\u05d4\u05d5\u05bc?<\/p>\n

Do you want to drink something?<\/em><\/p>\n

\u05d4\u05b8\u05d9\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e2\u05b2\u05e1\u05d5\u05bc\u05e7\u05b8\u05d4 \u05de\u05b0\u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05d3, \u05d5\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05db\u05b7\u05d7\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05dc\u05c5\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05d5\u05ba\u05ea.<\/p>\n

I was very busy, and forgot to drink<\/em>.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u05d4\u05d5\u05bc\u05d0 \u05d0\u05d5\u05ba\u05d4\u05b5\u05d1 \u05dc\u05c5\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05d5\u05ba\u05ea \u05de\u05c5\u05d9\u05e5.<\/p>\n

He loves drinking juice. <\/em><\/p>\n

\u05dc\u05c5\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05d5\u05ba\u05ea \u05dc\u05b4\u05d9\u05d8\u05b6\u05e8 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05dc\u05b5\u05dd \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05ea \u05d0\u05b7\u05d7\u05b7\u05ea \u05d6\u05b6\u05d4 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b4\u05dc\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b6\u05e4\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9.<\/p>\n

To drink a whole liter at once is impossible<\/em>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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The root of the verb to drink\u00a0is\u00a0\u05e9-\u05ea-\u05d9, and it belongs to binyan pa\u2019al<\/a>. It\u2019s conjugated as follows:<\/p>\n

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Here are some sentences with singular pronoun for example. Try to realize the tense of the sentence from the verb\u2019s conjugation.<\/p>\n

\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05e0\u05b5\u05d9 \u05dc\u05b4\u05d9\u05d8\u05b6\u05e8 \u05de\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u05d5\u05bc\u05d1\u05b0\u05db\u05b8\u05dc \u05d6\u05b9\u05d0\u05ea \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05d0\u05b7\u05d1 \u05dc\u05c5\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b8\u05e8\u05ba\u05d0\u05e9\u05c1.<\/p>\n

I drank two liters of water and still had a headache.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e7\u05b8\u05e4\u05b6\u05d4 \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc \u05d1\u05bc\u05b9\u05d5\u05e7\u05b6\u05e8.<\/p>\n

I drink coffee every morning.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u05d0\u05b7\u05dc \u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d3\u05b0\u05d0\u05b7\u05d2, \u05d4\u05d5\u05bc\u05d0 \u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u05b6\u05d4 \u05de\u05b7\u05e1\u05b0\u05e4\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9\u05e7 \u05de\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd.<\/p>\n

Do not worry, he drinks enough water.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05de\u05b0\u05e1\u05b4\u05d9\u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d4\u05d5\u05bc\u05d0 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05ea\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e4\u05b0\u05e1\u05b8\u05e7\u05b8\u05d4.<\/p>\n

He drank non-stop at the party.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05d2\u05c5\u05d9\u05dc 18 \u05d4\u05c5\u05d9\u05d0 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05ea\u05b0\u05ea\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d9\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05df \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05e4\u05b7\u05e2\u05b7\u05dd \u05d4\u05b8\u05e8\u05c5\u05d0\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05ba\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4.<\/p>\n

At the age of 18 she drank wine for the first time. <\/em><\/p>\n

\u05d1\u05b7\u05bc\u05d9\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05d4\u05bb\u05dc\u05bc\u05b6\u05d3\u05b6\u05ea \u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05dc\u05bc\u05c5\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b6\u05d7\u05b0\u05d2\u05bc\u05b9\u05d5\u05d2: \u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b6\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05ea\u05bc\u05b6\u05d4, \u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b9\u05db\u05b7\u05dc, \u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b6\u05e8\u05b0\u05e7\u05b9\u05d3 \u05e2\u05b7\u05d3 \u05d0\u05d5\u05ba\u05e8 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d1\u05bc\u05b9\u05d5\u05e7\u05b6\u05e8.<\/p>\n

On my birthday I will celebrate: I will drink, I will eat, I will dance until dawn.<\/em><\/p>\n

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As you probably noticed, the verb to drink<\/em> refers to any kind of beverage. It can be hot or cold; tap water or soft drink; healthy herbal tea or sweet hot chocolate. Sometimes it refers to alcoholic drinks, without mentioning it clearly. The listener should understand that from the context of the conversation.<\/p>\n

As, for example, in the well-known Hebrew slogan \u05d0\u05c5\u05dd \u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05dc\u05d0 \u05e0\u05d5\u05b9\u05d4\u05b2\u05d2\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd. The slogan to fight drunk driving is literally translated as: if we drink we don\u2019t drive<\/em>. The Hebrew language has no special pronoun for the fourth person pronoun. To indicate the fourth person in Hebrew there\u2019s no need to mention any pronoun, just use the masculine plural verb conjugation, as in the slogan above.<\/p>\n