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עברית ישראלית

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Verb Overview

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Definition: to ask, to question, to query; to borrw; to request (literary)


Verb
Ask; Request; Borrow · שָׁאַל
English Other Pass. Part. Act. Part. Verbal Noun Inf. + Pron. Group Building Infinitive Root
ask
שְׁאֵלָה
שָׁאוּל
שׁוֹאֵל
שְׁאִילָה
בְּשָׁאֳלוֹ
שלמים (אֶפְעַל) + ע”ג
פָּעַל
לִשְׁאוֹל
שאל


Conjugations

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Present

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Present Tense
לשאול · asking
English Hebrew Pronoun
I am asking
שׁוֹאֵל
אני
You are asking
אתה
He is asking
הוא
I am asking
שׁוֹאֶלֶת
אני
You are asking
את
She is asking
היא
We are asking
שׁוֹאֲלִים
אנחנו
You all are asking
אתם
They are asking
הם
We are asking
שׁוֹאֲלוֹת
אנחנו
You all are asking
אתן
They are asking
הן



Past Tense
שָׁאַל · asked
English Hebrew Pronoun
I asked
שָׁאַלְתִּי
אני
You asked
שָׁאַלְתָּ
אתה
You asked
שָׁאַלְתְּ
את
He asked
שָׁאַל
הוא
She asked
שָׁאֲלָה
היא
We asked
שָׁאַלְנוּ
אנחנו
You asked
שְׁאַלְתֶּם
אתם
You asked
שְׁאַלְתֶּן
אתן
They asked
שָׁאֲלוּ
הם
They asked
שָׁאֲלוּ
הן


Future

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Future Tense
יִשְׁאַל · ask
English Hebrew Pronoun
I will ask
אֶשְׁאַל
אני
You will ask
תִּשְׁאַל
אתה
You will ask
תִּשְׁאֲלִי
את
He will ask
יִשְׁאַל
הוא
She will ask
תִּשְׁאַל
היא
We will ask
נִשְׁאַל
אנחנו
You will ask
תִּשְׁאֲלוּ
אתם
You will ask
תִּשְׁאֲלוּ
אתן
They will ask
יִשְׁאֲלוּ
הם
They will ask
יִשְׁאֲלוּ
הן


Imperative

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Imperative Tense
שְׁאַל · ask
English Hebrew Pronoun
You will ask
שְׁאַל
אתה
You will ask
שַׁאֲלִי
את
You will ask
שַׁאֲלוּ
אתם/ן


Illustrations

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See Also

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Verbs

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Nouns

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Adjectives

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Special Expressions

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  • greet him   שָׁאַל בשלומו
  • inquire about this health   שָׁאַל לשלומו
  • wish to die   שָׁאַל את נפשו למות
  • ask his opinion   שָׁאַל את פיו
  • consult doctors (lit.)   אָאַל ברופאים
  • don't ask! (words cannot describe it) (coll.)   אל תִּשְׁאַל!