בסדר

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ס־ד־ר (s-d-r)

From בְּ־ (b'-, “in”) +‎ סֵדֶר (séder, “order”), probably calque of German in Ordnung, also alles in Ordnung. Compare also Russian в порядке (v porjadke).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

בְּסֵדֶר • (b'séder)

1. 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.

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)

1. all right, okay, O.K.

Interjection

בְּסֵדֶר • (b'séder)

1. all right, okay, O.K.; a weakly positive interjection.

Descendants

• South Levantine Arabic: بسيدر

Derived terms

• בְּסֵדֶר גָּמוּר (b'séder gamúr)