"הגבר חותם ואני לא חותם."

Translation: The man signs and I don't sign.

[got_tori]

Is this sign as in sign language or sign as in signature?

[BezalelP]

This is sign as in signature.

[oblivioushaze]

As in signature. It also means "to seal", "to finish" and "to bring to an end". Rather not the skills for sign language ;-)

To sign as in sign language is לסמן (lesamen) and also means "to mark" and "to indicate".

[epspebble]

I tried "The man signs but I don't." but was not accepted. I am wondering if the second חותם can be omitted in daily Hebrew? That is to say, does הגבל חותם ואני לא mean the same thing when I skip the verb altogether?

[IngeborgHa14]

Yes, the ellipsis works in Hebrew too.

[2finalbriancells]

I was marked wrong for "the man sings and I don't." Isn't that grammatically correct?

[shulamit539504]

it's sign' notsing'

[FerEtayoRguez]

I know ו (vaw) usually translates as 'and' in that position, but could it mean 'but' in a sentence like this one?

[JPAX11]

Feel like we should get a phrase that makes it clear which of several English "signs" this is. Like אני חותם את השם שלי or something.

[kelmit]

I was marked incorrect for "The gentleman is signing and I am not signing." Can גבר also be 'gentleman'? Or should I have just known that Israelis never mean 'gentleman'?

[BezalelP]

Gentleman = ג'נטלמן. man = גבר or איש.
We usually don't translate גבר as gentleman.

[IngeborgHa14]

Well, if you do not need the cultural English connotations, אָדוֹן should work too.

[Irene110606]

I tried "The man signs but I am not signing" and this was marked incorrect. Why?