טָעַן
Meanings
Pa'al verb
1. to load (a vehicle or beast of burden)
2. to load (a weapon)
3. to charge (a battery)
4. to load (a file or program) (computing)
5. to claim, assert, maintain, argue
6. to contend
7. to plead (law)
8. to claim (ownership of something)
Pronunciation
ta'án
Examples112
תּוֹם טוֹעֵן שֶׁהוּא ארכיאולוג.
Tom claims to be an archaeologist.
תּוֹם טוֹעֵן שֶׁלֹּא עָשָׂה אֵת זֶה.
Tom claims he didn't do that.
תּוֹם טוֹעֵן שֶׁלֹּא הוּא הָיָה זֶה שֶׁעָשָׂה אֵת זֶה.
Tom claims he wasn't the one who did that.
אֲנִי יָכֹל לִטְעֹן שֶׁלֹּא יָדַעְתִּי.
I can plead ignorance.
תּוֹם טוֹעֵן שֶׁאֵין הוּא רוצה לַעֲשׂוֹת אֵת זֶה.
Tom says he doesn't want to do that.
תּוֹם טוֹעֵן שֶׁהוּא אוֹהֵב אֵת בּוֹסְטוֹן יוֹתֵר משיקגו.
Tom says he likes Boston better than Chicago.