איזו

See also: איז׳ו

Hebrew

Determiner

אֵיזוֹ • (éizo) f (masculine counterpart אֵיזֶה)

  1. What, which; used in forming questions.
    באיזו מכללה לימדת?
    b'éizo mikh'lala limád't(a)?
    What college did you teach at?
    עם איזו מהן דיברת?
    im éizo meihén dibárt(a)?
    Which of them did you talk to?
  2. What, which; used in forming interrogative content clauses.
    עוד לא החלטנו איזו תוכנית נראה הערב.
    'od lo hekhlátnu éizo tokh'nít nir'á ha'érev.
    We haven't decided what program we're going to see tonight.
    אני לא יודע איזו גבינה הוא מעדיף.
    aní lo yodéa` éizo g'viná hu ma`adíf.
    I don't know which cheese he prefers.
  3. What; used in forming exclamations.
    איזו חוכמה!
    éizo khokhmá!
    (sarcastically) (literally) What wisdom! (figuratively) How smart!
    איזו שעה רעה.
    éizo sha'á ra'á.
    What a bad hour.

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