שתה

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
שׁ־ת־ה (š-t-h)

Compare Aramaic אִשְׁתִּי (ʾištī), Ge'ez ሰትየ (sätyä).

Pronunciation

  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʃaˈta/
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Verb

שָׁתָה • (shatá) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction, infinitive לִשְׁתּוֹת, future יִשְׁתֶּה)

  1. to drink
  2. (slang) to drink alcohol
    אם שותים, לא נוהגים.
    If you drink, do not drive
    (literally) "if drinking–m pl, not driving–m pl.

Conjugation

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