יָכְלָה
Meanings
Verb
1. was able, could: third-person feminine singular past of יָכַל (yachál) (She/it)
Pronunciation
yach'lá
Examples39
וְלֹא יָכְלָה עוֹד הַצְּפִינוֹ
And when she could not longer hide him
לאן לֹא היו חֲבֵרִים אִתָּם יָכְלָה לְשַׂחֵק.
Ann had no friends to play with.
הִיא לֹא יָכְלָה לַעֲנוֹת עַל הַשְּׁאֵלָה.
She couldn't answer the question.
הִיא יָכְלָה לִהְיוֹת יָפֶה כשהיתה צְעִירָה.
She might have been beautiful when she was young.
הִיא לֹא יָכְלָה לִסְבֹּל זֹאת יוֹתֵר.
She couldn't take it anymore.
מפאת מַחֲלָה הִיא לֹא יָכְלָה לָבוֹא.
She can't come because she's sick.