בסדר
Hebrew
Etymology
From בְּ־ (b'-, “in”) + סֵדֶר (séder, “order”).
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.
- הכל בסדר?
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)
- all right, okay, O.K.
Interjection
בְּסֵדֶר • (b'séder)
- all right, okay, O.K.; a weakly positive interjection.
Descendants
- South Levantine Arabic: بسدر