אל תיגע במראה; היא עוד לא נקייה.

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Breakdown of אל תיגע במראה; היא עוד לא נקייה.

• ב: in
• היא: it
• עוד: yet

Questions & Answers about אל תיגע במראה; היא עוד לא נקייה.

How do you pronounce אל תיגע במראה; היא עוד לא נקייה?

A natural pronunciation is:

al tiga ba-mar'á; hi od lo nekiyá

A few notes:

• אל = al
• תיגע = tiga (stress on the last syllable)
• במראה = ba-mar'á
  The apostrophe helps show the little break caused by א
• היא = hi
• עוד לא = od lo
• נקייה = nekiyá

In everyday speech, the א in מראה is often very light, but it is still part of the word.

Why does the sentence use אל תיגע for don’t touch?

In Hebrew, אל + future form is a very common way to make a negative command.

So:

• תיגע = you will touch / you touch
• אל תיגע = don’t touch

This structure is especially common for telling someone not to do something right now or in a specific situation.

Compare:

• אל תיגע! = Don’t touch!
• לא לגעת! = No touching! / Do not touch!

Both can work, but they feel a little different:

• אל תיגע speaks directly to a person
• לא לגעת is more like a general instruction or sign