תּוֹפֶסֶת
Meanings
Feminine noun
1. tag (chasing game)
Pronunciation
toféset
Examples7
יְלָדִים בחֻפְשָׁה יְשַׂחֲקוּ תּוֹפֶסֶת \ בֵּין הַבַּיִת לבֵּין השדות
Children on vacation will play tag / between the house and the fields.
בְּחֶלְקַת אַסְפֶּסֶת \ רַצְנוּ בתּוֹפֶסֶת
In a patch of alfalfa / we ran around playing tag
הַיְּלָדִים מְשַׂחֲקִים תּוֹפֶסֶת.
The children are playing hide-and-seek.
רָצִיתִי לְשַׂחֵק תּוֹפֶסֶת.
I wanted to play tag.
רָצִיתִי לְשַׂחֵק תּוֹפֶסֶת עִם הַיְּלָדִים הָאֲחֵרִים, אֲבָל הֵם לֹא נתנו לִי.
I wanted to play tag with the other children, but they wouldn't let me.
בּוֹא נְשַׂחֵק תּוֹפֶסֶת.
Let's play catch.