could

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Translation of could into Hebrew

Auxiliary verb

1.

possibility

expressing possibility or potential
ื™ึธื›ื•ึนืœ yakhol
  • She could become a great artist one day.ื™ื•ื ืื—ื“ ื”ื™ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื”ืคื•ืš ืœืืžื ื™ืช ื’ื“ื•ืœื”.
2.

ability

indicating a past ability or permission
ื™ึธื›ื•ึนืœ yakhol
  • When I was a child, I could climb trees easily.ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื™ืœื“, ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ื‘ืงืœื•ืช ืœื˜ืคืก ืขืœ ืขืฆื™ื.
3.

hypothetical

expressing a hypothetical situation
ื™ึธื›ื•ึนืœ yakhol
  • If I had more time, I could travel the world.ืื ื”ื™ื” ืœื™ ื™ื•ืชืจ ื–ืžืŸ, ื™ื›ื•ืœ ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืœื˜ื™ื™ืœ ื‘ืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื.
4.

polite request

used to make polite requests or offers
ืชึผื•ึผื›ึทืœ tukhal
  • Could you pass the salt, please?ื”ืื ืชื•ื›ืœ ืœื”ืขื‘ื™ืจ ืืช ื”ืžืœื—, ื‘ื‘ืงืฉื”?
5.

suggestion

suggests a course of action or advice
ืึถืคึฐืฉึธืืจ efsharื›ึฐึผื“ึทืื™
  • You could try restarting your computer.ืืคืฉืจ ืœื ืกื•ืช ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืžื—ื“ืฉ ืืช ื”ืžื—ืฉื‘ ืฉืœืš.
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Expressions with could: examples in English and translations in Hebrew

as best I couldadv.
ื›ึฐึผืžึตื™ื˜ึทื‘ ื™ึฐื›ื•ึนืœึฐืชึดึผื™
I completed the project as best I could.
could do worsev.
If you're hungry, you could do worse than this restaurant.
could eat a whole horseexp.
ื™ึธื›ื•ึนืœ ืœึถืึฑื›ื•ึนืœ ืกื•ึผืก ืฉึธืืœึตื
After the hike, I could eat a whole horse.
could go all dayexp.
ื™ึธื›ื•ึนืœ ืœึฐื”ึทืžึฐืฉึดืื™ืšึฐ ื›ึธึผืœ ื”ึทื™ึผื•ึนื
He could go all day playing basketball without getting tired.
could have swornv.
ืœึดื”ึฐื™ื•ึนืช ื‘ึธึผื˜ื•ึผื—ึท ืœึฐื’ึทืžึฐืจึตื™
I could have sworn I left my keys on the table!
could hear a pin dropv.
ืœึดืฉึฐืืžื•ึนืขึท ื–ึฐื‘ื•ึผื‘ ืขึธืฃ
We could hear a pin drop during the tense meeting.

Synonyms and analogies of could in English

aux.v.maymightwouldcanMore synonyms

Examples of could in a sentence

  • They could win the championship this year.
  • She could swim across the lake when she was younger.
  • He could solve complex puzzles as a teenager.
  • With better resources, we could achieve more.
  • If it rains, we could cancel the picnic.
  • Could you help me with this task?
can
kษ™n
cannedcanning
Noun
1.

metal container

UScontainer typically used for holding liquids or foodUS
ืคึทึผื—ึดื™ืช fpakhitืงื•ึผืคืกึธื” ืงื•ึผืคึฐืกึทืช ืฉึดืื™ืžึผื•ึผืจึดื™ื
  • She opened a can of soup for dinner..ื”ื™ื ืคืชื—ื” ืคื—ื™ืช ืžืจืง ืœืืจื•ื—ืช ื”ืขืจื‘.
2.

watering

UScontainer for carrying water to plantsUS
ืžึทืฉึฐืืคึตึผืšึฐ mashpekh
  • She used a can to water the flowers.ื”ื™ื ื”ืฉืชืžืฉื” ื‘ืžืฉืคืš ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืฉืงื•ืช ืืช ื”ืคืจื—ื™ื.
Auxiliary verb
1.

rules

show permission or right
ืจึทืฉึทึผืืื™ rasha'iืžึปืชึธึผืจ
  • You can leave early today.ืžื•ืชืจ ืœืš ืœืฆืืช ืžื•ืงื“ื ื”ื™ื•ื.
2.

chance

show that something is possible
ื™ึธื›ื•ึนืœ yakholืึถืคึฐืฉึธืืจ
  • It can rain later this evening.ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืจื“ืช ื’ืฉื ืžืื•ื—ืจ ื™ื•ืชืจ ื”ืขืจื‘.
3.

perception

show what someone notices with senses
ื™ึธื›ื•ึนืœ yakholืžึฐืกื•ึผื’ึธึผืœ
  • I can hear music from outside.ืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืฉืžื•ืข ืžื•ื–ื™ืงื” ืžื‘ื—ื•ืฅ.
Verb
tr.
1.

cooking

USpreserve food by heating and sealing it in a containerUS
ืœึฐืฉึทืืžึตึผืจ leshamerืœึฐืฉึทืืžึตึผืจ
  • They can peaches every August.ื”ื ืžืฉืžืจื™ื ืืคืจืกืงื™ื ื‘ื›ืœ ืื•ื’ื•ืกื˜.
2.

plans

throw away or stop using something
ืœึฐื‘ึทื˜ึตึผืœ levatel
  • We canned the proposal after the budget cuts.ื‘ื™ื˜ืœื ื• ืืช ื”ื”ืฆืขื” ืื—ืจื™ ื”ืงื™ืฆื•ืฆื™ื ื‘ืชืงืฆื™ื‘.

Expressions with can: examples in English and translations in Hebrew

can itv.
ืœึดืฉึฐืืชึผื•ึนืง
Can it, we're trying to concentrate.
as hard as one canadv.
ื‘ึฐึผื›ึธืœ ื”ึทื›ึผื•ึนื—ึท
They ran as hard as they can to catch the last bus.
I can hardly waitexp.
ืึฒื ึดื™ ืœึนื ื™ึธื›ื•ึนืœ ืœึทื—ึฒื›ึผื•ึนืช
I can hardly wait for the concert tomorrow!
never can tellexp.
ืึดื™ ืึถืคึฐืฉึธืืจ ืœึธื“ึทืขึทืช
You never can tell what will happen next.
what can you doexp.
ืžึธื” ืึถืคึฐืฉึธืืจ ืœึทืขึฒืฉื‚ื•ึนืช
If you finish early, what can you do next?
who can tellexp.
ืžึดื™ ื™ึธื›ื•ึนืœ ืœึธื“ึทืขึทืช
Who can tell why she left so suddenly?

Translations of "could" in Context ordered by category and frequency

ื™ึธื›ื•ึนืœ - yakhol

She found that confidence could open many doors in her career.

ื”ื™ื ื’ื™ืœืชื” ืฉื‘ื™ื˜ื—ื•ืŸ ืขืฆืžื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืคืชื•ื— ื“ืจื›ื™ื ืจื‘ื•ืช ื‘ืงืจื™ื™ืจื” ืฉืœื”.

ืขึธืœื•ึผืœ - alul

The stakes of failing this project could mean losing investor support.

ื”ืกื™ื›ื•ืŸ ืฉืœ ื›ื™ืฉืœื•ืŸ ื‘ืคืจื•ื™ืงื˜ ื–ื” ืขืœื•ืœ ืœื”ื•ื‘ื™ืœ ืœืื•ื‘ื“ืŸ ืชืžื™ื›ืช ื”ืžืฉืงื™ืขื™ื.

ืืคืฉืจ

He was relieved when the doctor said the cast could come off soon.

ื”ื•ื ื”ืจื’ื™ืฉ ื”ืงืœื” ื›ืฉื”ืจื•ืคื ืืžืจ ืฉื‘ืงืจื•ื‘ ืืคืฉืจ ื™ื”ื™ื” ืœื”ื•ืจื™ื“ ืืช ื”ื’ื‘ืก.

ืฉึดื‚ื›ึผื•ึผืœ - siqul

She found a charter for a bus that could carry all the students.

ื”ื™ื ืžืฆืื” ื”ืกืขื” ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ืช ื‘ืื•ื˜ื•ื‘ื•ืก ืฉื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื›ื™ืœ ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ื.

ืฉึถืืึนื›ึทืœ - sheokhal

She said I could ask her questions anytime during the week.

ื”ื™ื ืืžืจื” ืฉืื•ื›ืœ ืœืฉืื•ืœ ืื•ืชื” ืฉืืœื•ืช ืžืชื™ ืฉืืจืฆื” ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ื”ืฉื‘ื•ืข.

ืขึธืฉื‚ื•ึผื™ - assui

Developing a new marketing strategy could boost the retail sales figures.

ืคื™ืชื•ื— ืืกื˜ืจื˜ื’ื™ื™ืช ืฉื™ื•ื•ืง ื—ื“ืฉื” ืขืฉื•ื™ ืœื”ื’ื“ื™ืœ ืืช ื ืชื•ื ื™ ื”ืžื›ื™ืจื•ืช ื”ืงืžืขื•ื ืื™ื•ืช.

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Other translations for could:

  • ืฉึถืื ึผื•ึผื›ึทืœ
  • ื ื™ืชืŸ
  • ืฉึถืืชึผื•ึผื›ึทืœ

could: Examples and translations in context

He didn't realize he could pocket money from petty theft.

ื”ื•ื ืœื ื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืฉื”ื•ื ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืฉืœืฉืœ ืœื›ื™ืกื• ื›ืกืฃ ืžื’ื ื™ื‘ื•ืช ืงื˜ื ื•ืช.

I could hear her music playing loudly from down the street.

ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ืœืฉืžื•ืข ืืช ื”ืžื•ื–ื™ืงื” ืฉืœื” ืžืชื ื’ื ืช ื‘ืงื•ืœื™ ืงื•ืœื•ืช ืžืงืฆื” ื”ืจื—ื•ื‘.

He could no longer play sports due to his wasting health.

ื”ื•ื ื›ื‘ืจ ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœ ื”ื™ื” ืœืขืกื•ืง ื‘ืกืคื•ืจื˜ ื‘ื’ืœืœ ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืชื• ื”ืžื™ื“ืจื“ืจืช.

He could leave the office at any time before the deadline.

ื”ื•ื ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืขื–ื•ื‘ ืืช ื”ืžืฉืจื“ ืžืชื™ ืฉื™ืจืฆื” ืœืคื ื™ ื”ืžื•ืขื“ ื”ืื—ืจื•ืŸ.

She informed him about the benefit he could apply for online.

ื”ื™ื ื™ื™ื“ืขื” ืื•ืชื• ืœื’ื‘ื™ ื”ื”ื˜ื‘ื” ืฉื”ื•ื ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื‘ืงืฉ ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืžืงื•ื•ืŸ.

I could hear the satisfying suck as she finished her smoothie.

ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ืœืฉืžื•ืข ืืช ืงื•ืœ ื”ื™ื ื™ืงื” ื”ืžืกืคืง ื›ืฉืกื™ื™ืžื” ืืช ื”ืฉื™ื™ืง ืฉืœื”.

She explained how seed funding could help turn ideas into reality.

ื”ื™ื ื”ืกื‘ื™ืจื” ื›ื™ืฆื“ ืžื™ืžื•ืŸ ืจืืฉื•ื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืขื–ื•ืจ ืœื”ืคื•ืš ืจืขื™ื•ื ื•ืช ืœืžืฆื™ืื•ืช.

I told him he could find better friends somewhere else.

ืืžืจืชื™ ืœื• ืฉื”ื•ื ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืžืฆื•ื ื—ื‘ืจื™ื ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืื—ืจ.

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