israeli
israeli — adjective
- israelipositive
- more israelicomparative
- most israelisuperlative
1. coming from or connected with the nation of Israel, its culture, or its citizens
coming from or connected with the nation of Israel, its culture, or its citizens
Eitan's grandmother told him stories about life on an Israeli farm in the 1950s.
attributive use: Israeli + noun
The wedding musicians were all Israeli and played traditional songs from their home region.
predicative use: be + Israeli
Ada enrolled in an Israeli university after finishing high school in Tokyo.
The museum's new exhibit features Israeli art from the past fifty years.
Minho worked for an Israeli technology company that had branches in three Asian cities.
文法句型
Israeli + noun
be + Israeli
用法筆記
Always capitalised. Works both before a noun (attributive) and after a linking verb (predicative). The adjective does not change form for singular or plural subjects.
常見錯誤
israeli — noun
- israelisingular
- israelisplural
1. someone who comes from Israel, or a person who holds Israeli citizenship
someone who comes from Israel, or a person who holds Israeli citizenship
Nora met an Israeli while traveling in Thailand who showed her photos of Tel Aviv.
countable noun: an Israeli
More than half of the students in the class were Israelis.
plural form: Israelis
The conference brought together Israelis and Jordanians to discuss water-sharing agreements.
Hoa's neighbour is an Israeli who moved to Hanoi to open a restaurant.
Mauricio sat next to an Israeli on the flight from Dubai to Singapore.
文法句型
an Israeli
the Israelis
用法筆記
Countable noun. The plural is Israelis. Avoid using the bare singular without an article or determiner: say 'an Israeli' or 'the Israeli,' not just 'Israeli.'