מה פתאום
Hebrew
Adverb
מָה
פִּתְאוֹם
• (
ma pit'óm
)
(
informal
)
why
(
for what cause, reason
,
or purpose
)
,
how come
Synonyms
(
both not informal
)
לָמָּה
,
מַדּוּעַ
Interjection
מָה
פִּתְאוֹם
?
• (
ma pit'óm?
)
What the heck?
(
in response to a yes/no question
)
Of course
not
; what are you thinking?
Synonyms
(
of course not
)
:
וְעוֹד אֵיךְ
(
v'ód ékh
,
“
and how
”
)