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הבית שלי נמצא מימין. (en → he)

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הבית שלי נמצא מימין. (en → he)

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הבית שלי נמצא מימין.

en: My house is to the right.

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Corinnebelle

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So what does ימינה mean? The comments on this say שמאלה means to the left so that would make ימינה mean to the right? I thought ימינה was a feminine ימן. Am I wrong?

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Corinnebelle wrote: Sun Jun 04, 2023 9:56 pm

So what does ימינה mean? The comments on this say שמאלה means to the left so that would make ימינה mean to the right?

Both שמאלה and ימינה indicate directions of movement. This sentence is about a fixed location rather than a movement, so you can't use them. To indicate a fixed location on the right you have to use מימין, מצד ימין or בצד ימין.

Corinnebelle wrote: Sun Jun 04, 2023 9:56 pm

I thought ימינה was a feminine ימן. Am I wrong?

ימינה is an adverb, so it doesn't have a gender.

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@EranBarLev Is ימינה pronounced the same as this maybe without the dagesh in the hey?

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Corinnebelle wrote: Wed Jun 07, 2023 11:24 pm

@EranBarLev Is ימינה pronounced the same as this

In Pealim it's another word: יְמִינָהּ, pronounced yemináh, with the stress on the last sylable, which is the formal possesive form "her right".
The one I was talking about is pronounced yamína, with the stress on the penultimate sylable, and it means "to the right".

Corinnebelle wrote: Wed Jun 07, 2023 11:24 pm

maybe without the dagesh in the hey?

The letter ה (as well as all the glottal consonants) can't get a dagesh. The dot in a final ה is called "mapiq", and it denotes that the ה is a consonant rather then a vowel.

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EranBarLev wrote: Sat Jun 10, 2023 4:50 am
Corinnebelle wrote: Wed Jun 07, 2023 11:24 pm

@EranBarLev Is ימינה pronounced the same as this

In Pealim it's another word: יְמִינָהּ, pronounced yemináh, with the stress on the last sylable, which is the formal possesive form "her right".
The one I was talking about is pronounced yamína, with the stress on the penultimate sylable, and it means "to the right".

Corinnebelle wrote: Wed Jun 07, 2023 11:24 pm

maybe without the dagesh in the hey?

The letter ה (as well as all the glottal consonants) can't get a dagesh. The dot in a final ה is called "mapiq", and it denotes that the ה is a consonant rather then a vowel.

So for ימינה would this look right יָמִינַה?

I forgot about the mapiq thingy!

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Corinnebelle wrote: Thu Jun 22, 2023 8:33 pm

So for ימינה would this look right יָמִינַה?

According to naqdan.com it's יָמִינָה.

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Thanks! @EranBarLevDo you reckon next time I'm wondering about the nikkud, I can just try nakdan? Does it always work well?

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Corinnebelle wrote: Sun Jun 25, 2023 7:16 pm

Thanks! @EranBarLevDo you reckon next time I'm wondering about the nikkud, I can just try nakdan? Does it always work well?

Sometimes there's more than one possible niqqud, with different meanings, so be careful when you use it.

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EranBarLev wrote: Mon Jun 26, 2023 3:33 am
Corinnebelle wrote: Sun Jun 25, 2023 7:16 pm

Thanks! @EranBarLevDo you reckon next time I'm wondering about the nikkud, I can just try nakdan? Does it always work well?

Sometimes there's more than one possible niqqud, with different meanings, so be careful when you use it.

Sounds like I better ask for help! Just in case!

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