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nishtana

English translation: has changed or is different

21:37 Jan 2, 2003
Hebrew to English translations [Non-PRO]
Hebrew term or phrase: nishtana
Ma nishtana hiliah hazeh
Rhonda
English translation:has changed or is different
Explanation:
should read ha'laylah in Roman letters
ma=what
nishtana=has changed/is different
ha'layla ha'zeh=this night
What's different about this night?

First question asked by youngest present at the Passover Seder
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snatalieg
Local time: 02:30
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Summary of answers provided
5 +4has changed or is different
snatalieg
5 +1Why is this night different from all other nights?
judithyf


  

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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
has changed or is different


Explanation:
should read ha'laylah in Roman letters
ma=what
nishtana=has changed/is different
ha'layla ha'zeh=this night
What's different about this night?

First question asked by youngest present at the Passover Seder

snatalieg
Local time: 02:30
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Simon Charass: "she be khol haleilot..."
1 hr
agree  Suzan Chin
1 hr
agree  ashi: Ma Nishtana?
4 hrs
agree  EGB Translations
8 hrs
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1 day 11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Why is this night different from all other nights?


Explanation:
This is the first of four questions asked by the youngest child present at the Passover "seder" (festive dinner). There follows a description of the ways in which this night differs from other nights, such as eating unleavened bread, being allowed to lean one's elbows on the table and so forth.
The person conducting the seder then proceeds to answer the questions.

judithyf
Local time: 09:30
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 852

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Suzan Chin
10 hrs
neutral  simantov (X): ma=how, in what way; NOT 'why'.
13 hrs
  -> The usual given translation, for this purpose, is not "in what way?", but "why?"
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