בסדר
Hebrew
Etymology
From בְּ־ (b'-, “in”) + סֵדֶר (séder, “order”), probably calque of German in Ordnung, also alles in Ordnung. Compare also Russian в порядке (v porjadke).
Pronunciation
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Adjective
בְּסֵדֶר • (b'séder)
- all right, okay, O.K., fine
- הכל בסדר?
- hakól b'séder?
- [Is] everything all right?
- הדקדוק שלו בסדר גמור, אבל קשה להבין אותו בגלל המבטא.
- ha-dikdúk sheló b'séder gamúr, avál kashé l'havín otó biglál hamivtá.
- His grammar is completely fine, but it’s hard to understand him because of his accent.
Usage notes
- Grammatically speaking, this is a prepositional phrase, not a true adjective; hence, it doesn’t inflect for gender or number.
Adverb
בְּסֵדֶר • (b'séder)
Interjection
בְּסֵדֶר • (b'séder)
Descendants
- South Levantine Arabic: بسيدر
Derived terms
- בְּסֵדֶר גָּמוּר (b'séder gamúr)