נטייה

Hebrew

Alternative forms

Etymology
Root
נ־ט־ה‎ (n-ṭ-h)

Action noun of the verb נָטָה‎ (natá), from the root נ־ט־ה‎ (n-t-h).

Noun

נטייה / נְטִיָּה • (n'tiyá) f (plural indefinite נְטִיּוֹת‎, singular construct נטיית / נְטִיַּת־‎, plural construct נְטִיּוֹת־‎) [pattern: קְטִילָה]

  1. A tendency, an inclination.
    נטייה מינית — n'tiyá minít — sexual preference
    יש להם נטייה להסקים לכל בקשה.‎ — yésh lahém n'tiyá l'haskím l'khól bakashá. — They have a tendency to agree to every request.
  2. (linguistics) Inflection: the declension of a noun or adjective, or conjugation of a verb, or similar.

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