Terrible
נֹורָא
[nora]
Word Forms
Feminine (Sing.)
נֹורָאָה
[nora'a]
Plural (Masc.)
נֹורָאִים
[nora'im]
Plural (Fem.)
נֹורָאוֹת
[nora'ot]
📖 Translation
Terrible
An adjective meaning 'terrible' or 'frightening' in a negative sense, but also commonly used in modern Hebrew as an intensifier for 'very' or 'incredibly'.
💬 Usage Examples
הַמַּצָּב הַכַּלְכָּלִי הוּא נֹורָא.
Hamatzav hakalkali hu nora.
The economic situation is terrible.
הָיְתָה לָנוּ תַּחֲנַת אוֹטוֹבּוּס נֹורָאָה.
Hayta lanu tachanat otobus nora'a.
We had a terrible bus stop.
הַסֶּרֶט הַזֶּה נֹורָא טוֹב!
Haseret haze nora tov!
This movie is incredibly good!
💡 Memory Tip
You can remember it as 'nora' (similar to 'nu' and 'ra'), something so bad that you want to say 'nu, ra' (terrible).