אִפְשֵׁר
Meanings
Pi'el verb
1. To permit: to enable, to make possible. (transitive)
2. To permit (an action): to grant permission for. (transitive)
Pronunciation
ifshér
Examples87
אֲנִי לֹא יָכֹל לְאַפְשֵׁר לך.
I can't let you.
אֲנִי לֹא יָכֹל לְאַפְשֵׁר לך אֵת זֶה.
I can't let you.
מרי אָמְרָה שֶׁהִיא לֹא רוצה לְאַפְשֵׁר לתּוֹם לַעֲשׂוֹת זֹאת.
Mary said she didn't want to allow Tom to do that.
תּוֹם מְאַפְשֵׁר למרי לַעֲשׂוֹת מָה שֶׁרַק תִּרְצֶה.
Tom lets Mary do what she wants.
לֹא הַתְּאַפְשֵׁר לָלֶכֶת לשָׁם, אִם לֹא הלכת אִתִּי.
I couldn't possibly go there unless you went with me.
לֹא הַתְּאַפְשֵׁר לָלֶכֶת לשָׁם, אִם לֹא הֲלַכְתֶּם אִתִּי.
I couldn't possibly go there unless you went with me.