Free grammar · Unit 25 of 30
«So»: לָכֵן, the result after the reason
The same fact can be said in two orders. Result first, then כִּי and the reason: אֲנִי עָיֵף כִּי עָבַדְתִּי הַרְבֵּה, «I am tired because I worked a lot». Reason first, then לָכֵן and the result: עָבַדְתִּי הַרְבֵּה, לָכֵן אֲנִי עָיֵף, «I worked a lot, so I am tired». כִּי looks back, לָכֵן points forward.
There is a third word, for a reason that is a thing rather than a sentence: בִּגְלַל plus a noun. נִשְׁאַרְנוּ בַּבַּיִת בִּגְלַל הַגֶּשֶׁם, «we stayed home because of the rain». So: כִּי takes a whole sentence, בִּגְלַל takes a noun, לָכֵן opens the result.
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Step 25 of 30 · Explanation
לָכֵן: the result after the reason
The same fact can be said in two orders.
Result first, then and the reason: , «I am tired because I worked a lot».
Reason first, then and the result: , , «I worked a lot, so I am tired».
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- How do you say «therefore» in Hebrew?
- לָכֵן (lachen). It comes after the reason and opens the result: יוֹרֵד גֶּשֶׁם, לָכֵן אֲנַחְנוּ נִשְׁאָרִים בַּבַּיִת, «it is raining, so we are staying home».
- What is the difference between כִּי and לָכֵן?
- כִּי introduces the reason, לָכֵן the result. Same fact, opposite order: נִשְׁאַרְנוּ בַּבַּיִת כִּי יָרַד גֶּשֶׁם; יָרַד גֶּשֶׁם, לָכֵן נִשְׁאַרְנוּ בַּבַּיִת.
- How do you say «because of» in Hebrew?
- בִּגְלַל (biglal), followed by a noun: בִּגְלַל הַפְּקָקִים, «because of the traffic». Before a whole sentence you use כִּי.
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The units
- Unit 1 of 30The pronouns: אֲנִי, אַתָּה, אַתְּ, הוּא, הִיא
- Unit 2 of 30Nouns: masculine or feminine, one or many
- Unit 3 of 30Strong verbs: לוֹמֵד, לוֹמֶדֶת, לוֹמְדִים, לוֹמְדוֹת
- Unit 4 of 30The adjective follows the noun and copies it
- Unit 5 of 30«And» is a letter: וְ
- Unit 6 of 30ב for where you are, ל for where you go
- Unit 7 of 30Strong verbs: לִלְמֹד, לִכְתֹּב, לִסְגֹּר
- Unit 8 of 30Strong verbs: כָּתַבְתִּי, לָמַדְתִּי, סָגַרְתִּי
- Unit 9 of 30Pi’el: מְדַבֵּר, מְדַבֶּרֶת, מְדַבְּרִים, מְדַבְּרוֹת
- Unit 10 of 30Time words: הַיּוֹם, מָחָר, אֶתְמוֹל, בַּבֹּקֶר
- Unit 11 of 30Two-letter verbs: גָּר, גָּרָה, גָּרִים, גָּרוֹת
- Unit 12 of 30Verbs ending in ה: רוֹצֶה, רוֹצָה, רוֹצִים, רוֹצוֹת
- Unit 13 of 30Two-letter verbs: גַּרְתִּי, קַמְתִּי, בָּאתִי
- Unit 14 of 30I had: הָיָה לִי, הָיְתָה לִי, הָיוּ לִי
- Unit 15 of 30Verbs ending in ה: לִרְצוֹת, לִשְׁתּוֹת, לִקְנוֹת
- Unit 16 of 30Verbs ending in ה: קָנִיתִי, רָצִיתִי, הָיִיתִי
- Unit 17 of 30Two-letter verbs: לָגוּר, לָקוּם, לָרוּץ
- Unit 18 of 30Throat letters at the end: שׁוֹמֵעַ, יוֹדֵעַ, קוֹרֵא
- Unit 19 of 30Pi'el in the past: דִּבֵּר, סִפֵּר, שִׁלֵּם
- Unit 20 of 30«That» after I think, I say, I know: שֶׁ
- Unit 21 of 30Verbs starting with י: לָשֶׁבֶת, לָרֶדֶת, לָלֶכֶת
- Unit 22 of 30Adverbs: the word after the verb never changes
- Unit 23 of 30Hif'il in the past: הִסְבִּיר, הִזְמִין, הִתְחִיל
- Unit 24 of 30Hitpa'el in the past: הִתְלַבֵּשׁ, הִתְחַתֵּן, הִסְתַּכֵּל
- Unit 25 of 30לָכֵן: the result after the reason
- Unit 26 of 30One word for the past: רַצְתִּי, not הָיִיתִי לָרוּץ
- Unit 27 of 30עַל with endings: עָלַי, עָלֶיךָ, עָלָיו
- Unit 28 of 30אֵצֶל with endings: אֶצְלִי, אֶצְלְךָ, אֶצְלוֹ
- Unit 29 of 30The dual: יוֹמַיִם, שְׁבוּעַיִם, פַּעֲמַיִם
- Unit 30 of 30I will have: יִהְיֶה לִי, תִּהְיֶה לִי, יִהְיוּ לִי