בסדר

Hebrew

Etymology

From בְּ־ (b'-, “in”) +‎ סֵדֶר (séder, “order”).

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