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הוא יושב מאחורה. (en → he)

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הוא יושב מאחורה.

en: He is sitting in the back.

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What sort of word is מאחורה? I can't find it in the dictionary. Only מאחורי

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Re: הוא יושב מאחורה. (en → he)

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Corinnebelle wrote: Sun Jun 04, 2023 9:59 pm

What sort of word is מאחורה? I can't find it in the dictionary. Only מאחורי

It's a common error that native speakers often make. The correct word should be מאחור.

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Re: הוא יושב מאחורה. (en → he)

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EranBarLev wrote: Mon Jun 05, 2023 1:43 am
Corinnebelle wrote: Sun Jun 04, 2023 9:59 pm

What sort of word is מאחורה? I can't find it in the dictionary. Only מאחורי

It's a common error that native speakers often make. The correct word should be מאחור.

Even in the Duolingo course! I have it as one of my words in the list we're working on, so not sure how to identify it or pronounce it! Is מאחורי wrong also?

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Corinnebelle wrote: Mon Jun 05, 2023 2:40 am
EranBarLev wrote: Mon Jun 05, 2023 1:43 am
Corinnebelle wrote: Sun Jun 04, 2023 9:59 pm

What sort of word is מאחורה? I can't find it in the dictionary. Only מאחורי

It's a common error that native speakers often make. The correct word should be מאחור.

Even in the Duolingo course! I have it as one of my words in the list we're working on, so not sure how to identify it or pronounce it!

מאחור = meakhór
מאחורה = meakhóra
מאחורי = meakhoréi

What do you mean identify it?

Corinnebelle wrote: Mon Jun 05, 2023 2:40 am

Is מאחורי wrong also?

No. If you find it in the dictionary, then it's correct.

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Re: הוא יושב מאחורה. (en → he)

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Thanks for the pronunciations!

I suppose it is good to know this word since it is commonly used, it also good to know it is not correct too!

What do you mean identify it?

It would be an adverb I think? In English people make mistakes with this sort of word too. They say "in back of" when they should say "behind". I suppose

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I can't think of example where "in back of" would be incorrect to use instead of "behind" in cases where you are talking about people's relative positions to each other.

If you were saying someone was "behind" some scheme, you wouldn't use "in back of", but I'm not sure that was the kind of example meant.

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@JudieLC I was taught it was incorrect but it is definitely something that has been used in American English for a looong time!

https://english.stackexchange.com/quest ... ind-in-ame

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Corinnebelle wrote: Tue Jun 06, 2023 6:21 pm

It would be an adverb I think?

מאחור (and its wrong version מאחורה) is an adverb.
מאחורי is a preposition.

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@EranBarLev They teach you a lot of forms of מאחורי on Duolingo.

https://www.pealim.com/dict/4376-meachorei/

Would מֵאֲחוֹרַה be the nikkud for that?

Thanks for your help?

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Corinnebelle wrote: Wed Jun 07, 2023 8:19 pm

Would מֵאֲחוֹרַה be the nikkud for that?

nakdan.com says it's מֵאָחוֹרָה.

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