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It's unclear to me whether there is a one to one match for words like "great". For example, here I attempted to use "excellent" for נהדרת but that was incorrect. Is this just a lack of alternatives in the lesson or this actually incorrect?
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Per Morfix, the root is הדר, meaning "exalted". A bit hyperbolic for a cheese, but "great" is too simple a superlative. I think "splendid" might be more in line with נהדר. What do you think?
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Dov, I'm wondering where you live. I'm in Pennsylvania, USA, and I don't think I've heard "splendid" in many years. Reminds me of movies from the 30s or 40s.
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I live in New York City. I write, teach college and am a management consultant, which I think may be more to the point. How would you translate נהדר? I think "great" is a boring superlative. And "awesome" is overused, and, frankly, tired.
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I tried to use "magnificent" and was told it was wrong, but I believe it is both a correct translation of "נהדר" and appropriate for this sentence. I reported it.
