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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