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Core Adjectives תארים

Everyday describing words. The masculine is the citation form; the feminine usually adds ה or ת.

Most of these follow a simple pair: גדול/גדולה, טוב/טובה. יפה keeps the same letters (יָפֶה / יָפָה).

גָּדוֹל

gadol

big

adjective · masculine

feminine: גְּדוֹלָה

הבית גדול.

The house is big.

קָטָן

katan

small

adjective · masculine

feminine: קְטַנָּה

הילדה קטנה.

The girl is small.

טוֹב

tov

good

adjective · masculine

feminine: טוֹבָה

האוכל טוב.

The food is good.

רַע

bad

adjective · masculine

feminine: רָעָה

חָדָשׁ

khadash

new

adjective · masculine

feminine: חֲדָשָׁה

הספר חדש.

The book is new.

יָשָׁן

yashan

old

adjective · masculine

feminine: יְשָׁנָה

יָפֶה

yafe

beautiful, handsome

adjective · masculine

feminine: יָפָה

העיר יפה.

The city is beautiful.

חַם

kham

hot

adjective · masculine

feminine: חַמָּה

היום חם.

Today is hot.

קַר

kar

cold

adjective · masculine

feminine: קָרָה

ארוך

arokh

long

adjective · masculine

feminine: ארוכה

קָצָר

katzar

short

adjective · masculine

feminine: קְצָרָה

גבוה

gavoah

tall, high

adjective · masculine

feminine: גבוהה

נָמוּךְ

namukh

short (height), low

adjective · masculine

feminine: נְמוּכָה

מָהִיר

mahir

fast

adjective · masculine

feminine: מְהִירָה

איטי

iti

slow

adjective · masculine

feminine: איטית

חָזָק

khazak

strong

adjective · masculine

feminine: חֲזָקָה

חַלָּשׁ

khalash

weak

adjective · masculine

feminine: חַלָּשָׁה

כָּבֵד

kaved

heavy

adjective · masculine

feminine: כְּבֵדָה

קַל

kal

light, easy

adjective · masculine

feminine: קַלָּה

מָלֵא

male

full

adjective · masculine

feminine: מְלֵאָה

רֵיק

rek

empty

adjective · masculine

feminine: רֵיקָה

נקי

naki

clean

adjective · masculine

feminine: נקייה

מלוכלך

melukhlakh

dirty

adjective · masculine

feminine: מלוכלכת

יָקָר

yakar

expensive, dear

adjective · masculine

feminine: יְקָרָה

זוֹל

zol

cheap

adjective · masculine

feminine: זוֹלָה

גָּדוֹל

קָטָן

טוֹב

רַע

חָדָשׁ

יָשָׁן

יָפֶה

חַם

smallkatan

biggadol

badra

goodtov

oldyashan

newkhadash

hotkham

beautiful, handsomeyafe

קַר

ארוך

קָצָר

גבוה

נָמוּךְ

מָהִיר

איטי

חָזָק

longarokh

coldkar

tall, highgavoah

shortkatzar

fastmahir

short (height), lownamukh

strongkhazak

slowiti

חַלָּשׁ

כָּבֵד

קַל

מָלֵא

רֵיק

נקי

מלוכלך

יָקָר

heavykaved

weakkhalash

fullmale

light, easykal

cleannaki

emptyrek

expensive, dearyakar

dirtymelukhlakh

זוֹל

cheapzol

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