אל תשתפי קוד חד-פעמי.

Breakdown of אל תשתפי קוד חד-פעמי.

אל
not
לשתף
to share
קוד חד-פעמיkod chad-pa'ami
one-time code

Questions & Answers about אל תשתפי קוד חד-פעמי.

Why does the sentence start with אל and not לא?

אל is the usual word for a negative command in Hebrew: don’t ...

So:

  • אל תשתפי = don’t share
  • לא תשתפי would usually sound like you will not share or a statement/prediction, not a direct command.

So in warnings and instructions, אל + future form is the normal pattern.

Why is the verb תשתפי and not something shorter, like an imperative form?

In Hebrew, negative commands are normally made with:

אל + future tense form

So even though the meaning is imperative in English, the Hebrew structure uses the future form:

  • שתפי! = Share! (positive command, feminine singular)
  • אל תשתפי! = Don’t share! (negative command, feminine singular)

That is completely normal Hebrew grammar.

What does תשתפי tell me about who is being addressed?

תשתפי is addressed to one female.

So this sentence is speaking directly to a woman or girl.

Other versions would be:

  • אל תשתף קוד חד-פעמי. = to one male
  • אל תשתפו קוד חד-פעמי. = to more than one person / a general plural address

So the -י ending here is a clue that the speaker is talking to feminine singular.

What is the base form of תשתפי?

The dictionary form is לשתף = to share.

The root is ש-ת-ף.

In this sentence:

  • לשתף = to share
  • תשתפי = you (feminine singular) will share / in this context, with אל, don’t share

So if you look the verb up, you would search for לשתף.

What does קוד mean, and is it a Hebrew word?

קוד means code.

It is a modern borrowed word, basically the same idea as English code, but pronounced in Hebrew style.

In this sentence it refers to something like a verification code, login code, or one-time passcode.

What does חד-פעמי mean literally?

Literally, חד-פעמי means something like one-time or single-use.

It is made from:

  • חד = one / single
  • פעמי = related to time/occurrence

So קוד חד-פעמי means:

  • a one-time code
  • a single-use code
  • often in practice: a one-time passcode
Why is it חד-פעמי and not some other adjective form?

Because קוד is a masculine singular noun, and the adjective has to agree with it.

So:

  • קוד חד-פעמי = masculine singular
  • if the noun were feminine, the adjective would change:
    • סיסמה חד-פעמית = a one-time password

This is normal Hebrew adjective agreement: the adjective matches the noun in gender and number.

Why is there a hyphen in חד-פעמי?

The hyphen links the two parts of a compound adjective.

So חד-פעמי is treated as one expression meaning one-time / single-use.

In everyday typing, you may also see חד פעמי without the hyphen, but חד-פעמי is a very standard written form.

How would I say this sentence to a man?

To one man, you would say:

אל תשתף קוד חד-פעמי.

So the only change is the verb form:

  • תשתפי = to one woman
  • תשתף = to one man

The rest of the sentence stays the same.

How would I say this to a group of people?

The common plural version is:

אל תשתפו קוד חד-פעמי.

This is the form you would often see in public instructions, app messages, or security warnings when speaking to users in general.

Why is there no את before קוד?

Because קוד here is indefinite: a one-time code, not the one-time code.

Hebrew uses את before a definite direct object.

So compare:

  • אל תשתפי קוד חד-פעמי. = Don’t share a one-time code.
  • אל תשתפי את הקוד החד-פעמי. = Don’t share the one-time code.

When the object is indefinite, there is no את.

How do I pronounce the whole sentence?

A simple pronunciation guide is:

al teshatfi kod chad-pa'ami

A few notes:

  • אל = al
  • תשתפי = teshatfi
  • קוד = kod
  • חד-פעמי = chad-pa'ami or khad-pa'ami, depending on how you represent ח

The ח sound is the throaty Hebrew sound that English does not really have.

Would this sound natural in a security warning?

Yes, very natural.

It sounds like a direct instruction such as a warning from a bank, website, or app.

Depending on style, Hebrew security messages might also use more formal wording like:

  • אין לשתף קוד חד-פעמי. = One must not share a one-time code.
  • לעולם אל תשתפי קוד חד-פעמי. = Never share a one-time code.

But the original sentence is perfectly normal and clear.

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