Hebrew Modal Verbs in Past tense The use of Hebrew modal (helping) verbs in present tense is very straight-forward, but I'm confused with their past tense as in the following: אֲנִי לֹא הָיָה מְסֻגָּל לָלֶכֶת בַּזְּמַן לִשְׂדֵה הַתְּעוּפָה. is this correct, or could I also say אֲנִי לֹא יכולתי לָלֶכֶת בַּזְּמַן לִשְׂדֵה הַתְּעוּפָה. תּוֹדָה רַבָּה

What and when is אתר used I'm wondering about this sentence: אילת היא העיר הדרומית בישראל ואתר נופש פופולרי Could just the conjunctive "vav" be used or is ואתר more literary?

Meaning and usage of עַל יְדֵי In some sample sentences in Hebrew, I have seen the words עַל יְדֵי From the context, it seems to be equivalent to the word "by" in English in the sense of "by doing something" as in the following sentences. Is this correct? I practice Hebrew by speaking to myself. אֲנִי מִתְאַמֵּן עִבְרִית עַל יְדֵי דִּבּוּר לְעַצְמִי. aniy mit'amen iv'riyt al y'dey dibur l'atz'miy. also אֲנִי מִתְאַמֵּן בדוברי עִבְרִית עַל יְדֵי לְדַמְיֵן שֶׁאֲנִי מְדַבֵּר עִם יִשְׂרְאֵלִי. I practice speaking Hebrew by imagining that I am speaking with an Israeli. Some other sample sentences using עַל יְדֵי would be appreciated!

Use of comparisons in Hebrew I am learning comparisons and superlatives in Hebrew and wanted to know if this sentence is correct: אני יכול לדבר אנגלית הרבה יותר טוב ממה שהיא יכולה I can speak English much better than she can. Somehow I believe the word ממה is incorrect. Incidentally, the correct English is always: "I can speak English better than she" instead of "her" (many if not most native English speakers make this mistake), because the full grammatically correct sentence is : "I can speak English better than she can speak English"

Usage in Hebrew of the words for "many" or "a lot" , הרבה ,רבות , רבים I cannot find on the internet an explanation of the differences of these words in Hebrew: הרבה ,רבות , רבים I believe all these sentences are correct?: קניתי הרבה פרחים יפים .קניתי מכנסיים רבים .קניתי הרבה ספרי עברית . בקרתי מדינות זרות רבות. I know that רבות is feminine and רבים is masculine, but when do you distinguish הרבה and הרבה?

My question is about translation of "称冠" in English. The following sentence:挪威生活品质称冠全球 means "Norway's quality of life is number one in the world", but it seems the English equivalent depends upon the context. What is the best way to translate this sentence in English?: 收入高健康好 大多伦多约克区称冠加拿大

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What is the difference in usage between the Hebrew verbs "to say"? : לומר and לספר For example: אנחנו לא יודעים מה השעה. אתם יכולים לומר לנו? I am sure i can use lispar as well as lomar, but what are their differences? Please give me some sample sentences, Toda Raba!