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עברית ישראלית

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Verb Overview

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Definition: to answer, to reply; to respond, to react; to meet (a requirement, description)


Verb
Answer; Consent; Call out, Respond (in Song) · עָנַה
English Group Building Infinitive Root
answer (ל־)
פ״ג + ל״י
פָּעַל
לַעֲנוֹת
ענה


Conjugations

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Present

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Present Tense
עוֹנֶה · answering
English Hebrew Pronoun
I am answering
עוֹנֶה
אני
You are answering
אתה
He is answering
הוא
I am answering
עוֹנָה
אני
You are answering
את
She is answering
היא
We are answering
עוֹנִים
אנחנו
You all are answering
אתם
They are answering
הם
We are answering
עוֹנוֹת
אנחנו
You all are answering
אתן
They are answering
הן



Past Tense
עָנָה · answered
English Hebrew Pronoun
I answered
עָנִיתִי
אני
You answered
עָנִיתָ
אתה
You answered
עָנִית
את
He answered
עָנָה
הוא
She answered
עָנְתָה
היא
We answered
עָנִינוּ
אנחנו
You answered
עָנִיתֶם
אתם
You answered
עָנִיתֶן
אתן
They answered
עָנוּ
הם
They answered
עָנוּ
הן


Future

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Future Tense
יַעֲנֶה · answer
English Hebrew Pronoun
I will answer
אֶעֱנֶה
אני
You will answer
תַּעֲנֶה
אתה
You will answer
תַּעֲנִי
את
He will answer
יַעֲנֶה
הוא
She will answer
תַּעֲנֶה
היא
We will answer
נַעֲנֶה
אנחנו
You will answer
תַּעֲנוּ
אתם
You will answer
תַּעֲנוּ
אתן
They will answer
יַעֲנוּ
הם
They will answer
יַעֲנוּ
הן


Imperative

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Imperative Tense
עֲנֶה · answer
English Hebrew Pronoun
You will answer
עֲנֶה
אתה
You will answer
עֲנִי
את
You will answer
עֲנוּ
אתם/ן


Illustrations

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See Also

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Verbs

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Nouns

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Special Expressions

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  • there's no answer whatever    אין קול ואין עוֹנֶה
  • find something to occupy oneself with    מצא עניין לַעֲנוֹת בו
  • say Amen, express approval    עָנָה אמן
  • express approval willy-nilly    עָנָה אמן בעל כורחו
  • speak up    נַעֲנָה ואמר
  • easy to solve any problem    הכסף יַעֲנֶה את הכל