"I want dry fruit."
Translation:אני רוצֶה פירות יבשים.
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It does. These are two different words, pronounced differently. cow = פרה (pa-ra), cows = פרות (pa-rot). fruit = פרי (pri), fruits = פירות (pei-rot).
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It's a collective noun: https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/collective-nouns
Why is it not: פרות יבשות Usually the adjective follows the substantive, not now?
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This is one of the irregulars. While פרי is a masculine noun, its plural form looks like a female one (פירות). But the adjective will still be in the masc. form = יבשים.
There are some words that look like one gender but are actually the opposite. Like table - שולחן and tables - שולחנות
Incorrect would be - שולחנים
I'm starting to take these too literally, I think: 'אני רוצאה פרי יאבש' Aside from my horrible spelling, how would you say this in the singular? Would you ever? Does it require the indefinite article in English to interpret it as singular?
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I want a dry fruit = אני רוצה פרי יבש = ani rotse/rotsa pri yavesh. But I don't think you have many opportunities to say it...
The Hebrew translation on this page is correct, but when it gave me the "correct" Hebrew on the question/answer page, it translated fruit as פרות, which means "cows." This needs to be fixed!
I wrote אני רוצה פרי יבש. If this is wrong, how do i say אני רוצה פרי יבש in English?
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Raisins, dried apricots & figs & mango & cranberries & blueberries, etc., prunes, sun-dried tomatoes (although classified as vegetable for tax purposes, is a fruit), freeze dried bananas, strawberries, pears, apples. It's any fruit that's dehydrated, gives different texture & taste but preserves for longer.
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Yes, I believe that's right; it's masculine although it looks as if it were feminine in the plural.
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on my MacBook (they come for all types of computers just search keyboard cover plus the language you want and what type of computer or keyboard you have if it's a separate keyboard from a different company). On my mobile devices, I use Swype keyboard app but I think other companies have similar offerings).
Got mine in settings. 2018 Note 9. Can also find one in Play Store. My keyboards can switch by swiping the spacebar.
Vladimir, I wrote the same like you. I think we did it right. The text write of one dry fruit not dry fruits. So there is a mistake in it.
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It's a collective noun. It's correct. https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/collective-nouns
