The root
פ־ת־ח
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לִפְתּוֹחַ
Verb · pa'al
to open
liftoachIn a sentenceרוֹנִית שָׁכְחָה לִפְתּוֹחַ אֶת הַחַלּוֹן לִפְנֵי שֶׁהָלְכָה לָעֲבוֹדָה.Ronit forgot to open the window before she went to work.ronit shachcha liftoach et ha-chalon lifnei she-halcha la-avoda
פֶּתַח
Noun (m.) · ketel pattern
entrance, opening, doorway
petachIn a sentenceדָּוִד חִיכָּה לָנוּ בַּפֶּתַח שֶׁל הַבִּנְיָין עֶשְׂרִים דַּקּוֹת.David waited for us at the entrance of the building for twenty minutes.david chika lanu ba-petach shel ha-binyan esrim dakot
מַפְתֵּחַ
Noun (m.) · maktel pattern
key
mafte'achIn a sentenceאַתָּה יָכוֹל לָתֵת לִי אֶת הַמַּפְתֵּחַ שֶׁל הָרֶכֶב לְרֶגַע?Can you give me the car key for a second?ata yachol latet li et ha-mafte'ach shel ha-rechev le-rega?
פָּתוּחַ
Adjective · katul pattern
open
patu'achIn a sentenceאַתְּ יוֹדַעַת אִם הַסּוּפֶּר עוֹד פָּתוּחַ בַּשָּׁעָה הַזֹּאת?Do you know if the supermarket is still open at this hour? (to a woman)at yoda'at im ha-super od patu'ach ba-sha'a ha-zot?
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