Word
לפי המפה, הבנק קרוב לתחנה.
Meaning
According to the map, the bank is near the station.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
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Questions & Answers about לפי המפה, הבנק קרוב לתחנה.
What does לפי mean here?
לפי means according to, based on, or by in the sense of using something as a source of information.
So לפי המפה means according to the map or based on the map.
It does not mean physical location, like next to the map. It is about information or evidence.
Examples:
- לפי החדשות = according to the news
- לפי החוק = according to the law
Why is there a comma after המפה?
The phrase לפי המפה is an introductory phrase at the beginning of the sentence, so a comma is natural:
לפי המפה, הבנק קרוב לתחנה.
It works a lot like English:
- According to the map, the bank is close to the station.
In everyday Hebrew, especially informal writing, people may sometimes leave out commas, but the comma here is normal and helpful.
Why is there no word for is in the sentence?