No. 192 in Hebrew
לדבריו
"According to him" or "in his words."
In a sentence
לדבריו, המצב הכלכלי יציב כרגע.
According to him, the economic situation is stable at the moment.
In this sentence, 'לדבריו' introduces a statement attributed to the opinion of someone.
לדבריו של המנהל, יש צורך בשינוי תוכנית העבודה.
According to the manager, there is a need to change the work plan.
Here, 'לדבריו' specifies the attribution of the statement to a particular person, the manager.
מדענים טוענים, לדבריו, שהתגלית הזו יכולה לשנות את ההבנה המדעית הנוכחית.
Scientists claim, according to him, that this discovery could change the current scientific understanding.
In this instance, 'לדבריו' is embedded in the sentence to attribute the statements following it to the referenced individual.
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