Verbs · 42/60
Modal words: need, can, want, must not
Those that change for gender and number, and those that don't
The first group behave like adjectives or participles: they agree with the subject (אֲנִי צָרִיךְ / צְרִיכָה) and are followed by an infinitive. The second group never change and describe the situation in general: אָסוּר לְעַשֵּׁן — smoking is forbidden.
| Meaning | m. sg. | f. sg. | m. pl. | f. pl. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| need to, have to | צָרִיךְtsarich | צְרִיכָהtsricha | צְרִיכִיםtsrichim | צְרִיכוֹתtsrichot |
| can | יָכוֹלyachol | יְכוֹלָהyechola | יְכוֹלִיםyecholim | יְכוֹלוֹתyecholot |
| want | רוֹצֶהrotse | רוֹצָהrotsa | רוֹצִיםrotsim | רוֹצוֹתrotsot |
| must | חַיָּבchayav | חַיֶּבֶתchayevet | חַיָּבִיםchayavim | חַיָּבוֹתchayavot |
| ready, willing | מוּכָןmuchan | מוּכָנָהmuchana | מוּכָנִיםmuchanim | מוּכָנוֹתmuchanot |
| like (to do) | אוֹהֵבohev | אוֹהֶבֶתohevet | אוֹהֲבִיםohavim | אוֹהֲבוֹתohavot |
| interested, would like | מְעֻנְיָןme'unyan | מְעֻנְיֶנֶתme'unyenet | מְעֻנְיָנִיםme'unyanim | מְעֻנְיָנוֹתme'unyanot |
| know how to | יוֹדֵעַyodea | יוֹדַעַתyoda'at | יוֹדְעִיםyod'im | יוֹדְעוֹתyod'ot |
| intend, am going to | מִתְכַּוֵּןmitkaven | מִתְכַּוֶּנֶתmitkavenet | מִתְכַּוְּנִיםmitkavnim | מִתְכַּוְּנוֹתmitkavnot |
Example: אֲנִי צְרִיכָה לָלֶכֶת — I have to go (a woman speaking). הֵם רוֹצִים לֶאֱכֹל — they want to eat.
| Hebrew | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| אֶפְשָׁרefshar | one can, it's possible | אֶפְשָׁר לָשֶׁבֶת פֹּה?efshar lashevet po?can I sit here? |
| אִי אֶפְשָׁרi efshar | impossible | אִי אֶפְשָׁר לָדַעַתi efshar lada'atthere's no way to know |
| צָרִיךְtsarich | one needs to, it's necessary | צָרִיךְ לַחֲשֹׁבtsarich lachshovwe need to think |
| אָסוּרasur | forbidden | אָסוּר לְעַשֵּׁן כָּאןasur le'ashen kanno smoking here |
| מֻתָּרmutar | allowed | מֻתָּר לְהִכָּנֵסmutar lehikanesyou may enter |
| כְּדַאיkedai | worth it, advisable | כְּדַאי לָבוֹא מֻקְדָּםkedai lavo mukdamit's worth coming early |
| חָשׁוּבchashuv | it's important | חָשׁוּב לִשְׁתּוֹת מַיִםchashuv lishtot mayimit's important to drink water |
| קַל / קָשֶׁהkal / kashe | easy / hard | קָשֶׁה לְהָבִיןkashe lehavinit's hard to understand |
| אָסוּר / מֻתָּר לִיasur / mutar li | I'm not / I am allowed | אָסוּר לִי לֶאֱכֹל סֻכָּרasur li le'echol sukarI'm not allowed to eat sugar |
Add the person with לְ: כְּדַאי לְךָ — you should, אֶפְשָׁר לִי? — may I?
Practise it in the app. Shoresh has conjugation, tense and binyan trainers, and the dictionary shows the forms of any word.
