Like, "uksheharuchot" is written as one word, but it comprises four dictionary entries: u (and), kshe (when), ha (the), ruchot (winds). So it means "and when the winds", but unless you can recognize each of the morphemes, you have to look up every possible combination of letters individually until you come up with something reasonable. And since "k" on its own means "like/as" and "she" means "that/which/who", you could come up with something like "and like the winds that."
Dude, ouch. I bet that you're right though, about how the Hebrew alphabet helps you out a lot, even when it doesn't all the time. [/coherent]
I think what you need is a pet native speaker whom you can show random sentences and be like OMGS TELL ME WHAT THIS MEANS SO I DON'T HAVE TO TRY TO PARCE EVERY PART OF IT AND STILL PROBABLY END UP WRONG.
Since that just seems incredibly tiring after awhile.
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Dude, ouch. I bet that you're right though, about how the Hebrew alphabet helps you out a lot, even when it doesn't all the time. [/coherent]
I think what you need is a pet native speaker whom you can show random sentences and be like OMGS TELL ME WHAT THIS MEANS SO I DON'T HAVE TO TRY TO PARCE EVERY PART OF IT AND STILL PROBABLY END UP WRONG.
Since that just seems incredibly tiring after awhile.
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