No. 402 in Hebrew
מבלי
"Without" or "lest."
In a sentence
מבלי להפסיק לחשוב, הוא המשיך ללכת.
Without stopping thinking, he continued walking.
Here, "מבלי" introduces an action that is not performed relative to the main action described in the sentence, indicating the manner in which the main action occurs.
הוא נכנס לבית מבלי לדפוק על הדלת.
He entered the house without knocking on the door.
In this sentence, "מבלי" connects the act of not knocking to the main action of entering, specifying a condition under which the action takes place.
אני לא יכול לעבור את היום מבלי לדבר עם חברתי.
I cannot go through the day without talking to my friend.
Here, "מבלי" expresses an inability to perform one action without the execution of another, adding a conditional dependency.
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