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Verb + preposition
Which preposition each common verb takes
The preposition after a Hebrew verb often differs from English: “to wait for” is לְחַכּוֹת לְ (literally “wait to”), “to use” takes בְּ, “to be afraid of” takes מִ. Learn each verb together with its preposition, and take the pronoun forms from the first section.
| Verb | Preposition | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| לַעֲזֹרla'azor | לְle | to help someone | הוּא עוֹזֵר לִיhu ozer lihe helps me |
| לְחַכּוֹתlechakot | לְle | to wait for | אֲנִי מְחַכָּה לְךָani mechaka lechaI'm waiting for you |
| לְהַקְשִׁיבlehakshiv | לְle | to listen to | תַּקְשִׁיב לִיtakshiv lilisten to me |
| לְהִתְקַשֵּׁרlehitkasher | לְ / אֶלle / el | to call someone | הִיא הִתְקַשְּׁרָה אֵלַיhi hitkashra elaishe called me |
| לְהוֹדוֹתlehodot | לְle | to thank | תּוֹדָה לְךָtoda lechathank you |
| לִדְאֹגlid'og | לְle | to take care of; to worry about | אַל תִּדְאַג לִיal tid'ag lidon't worry about me |
| לְהַאֲמִיןleha'amin | לְ / בְּle / be | to believe someone / in | אֲנִי מַאֲמִין לְךָani ma'amin lechaI believe you |
| לְהַצִּיעַlehatsia | לְle | to offer, to suggest to | הֵם הִצִּיעוּ לָנוּ עֲבוֹדָהhem hitsi'u lanu avodathey offered us a job |
| לְהַפְרִיעַlehafria | לְle | to disturb | אַל תַּפְרִיעַ לָהּal tafria ladon't disturb her |
| לְהִשְׁתַּמֵּשׁlehishtamesh | בְּbe | to use | אֲנִי מִשְׁתַּמֵּשׁ בַּמַּחְשֵׁבani mishtamesh bamachshevI use the computer |
| לְטַפֵּלletapel | בְּbe | to deal with, to take care of | הִיא מְטַפֶּלֶת בַּיְּלָדִיםhi metapelet bayeladimshe takes care of the children |
| לִבְחֹרlivchor | בְּbe | to choose | בָּחַרְנוּ בּוֹbacharnu bowe chose him |
| לְהִתְאַהֵבlehit'ahev | בְּbe | to fall in love with | הוּא הִתְאַהֵב בָּהּhu hit'ahev bahe fell in love with her |
| לְבַקֵּרlevaker | בְּ / אֵצֶלbe / etsel | to visit a place / a person | בִּקַּרְנוּ אֶצְלָםbikarnu etslamwe visited them |
| לְהִתְעַנְיֵןlehit'anyen | בְּbe | to be interested in | הִיא מִתְעַנְיֶנֶת בְּמוּזִיקָהhi mit'anyenet bemuzikashe is interested in music |
| לְהִשְׁתַּתֵּףlehishtatef | בְּbe | to take part in | הֵם מִשְׁתַּתְּפִים בַּקּוּרְסhem mishtatfim bakursthey take part in the course |
| לִפְגֹּעַlifgoa | בְּbe | to hurt, to offend | לֹא רָצִיתִי לִפְגֹּעַ בְּךָlo ratsiti lifgoa bechaI didn't mean to hurt you |
| לַחֲשֹׁבlachshov | עַלal | to think about | אֲנִי חוֹשֵׁב עָלַיִךְani choshev alayichI'm thinking about you |
| לְדַבֵּרledaber | עִם / עַלim / al | to talk with / about | דִּבַּרְנוּ עָלֶיךָdibarnu alechawe talked about you |
| לְהִסְתַּכֵּלlehistakel | עַלal | to look at | תִּסְתַּכֵּל עָלַיtistakel alailook at me |
| לִשְׁמֹרlishmor | עַלal | to keep, to look after | שְׁמֹר עַל עַצְמְךָshmor al atsmechatake care of yourself |
| לִסְמֹךְlismoch | עַלal | to rely on | אַתָּה יָכוֹל לִסְמֹךְ עָלַיata yachol lismoch alaiyou can rely on me |
| לְהַמְלִיץlehamlits | עַלal | to recommend | מָה אַתְּ מַמְלִיצָה?ma at mamlitsa?what do you recommend? |
| לְהַשְׁפִּיעַlehashpia | עַלal | to influence | זֶה מַשְׁפִּיעַ עָלֵינוּze mashpia aleinuit affects us |
| לְהִתְלוֹנֵןlehitlonen | עַלal | to complain about | הוּא מִתְלוֹנֵן עַל הַכֹּלhu mitlonen al hakolhe complains about everything |
| לַעֲנוֹתla'anot | לְ / עַלle / al | to answer someone / something | תַּעֲנֶה לִי עַל הַשְּׁאֵלָהta'ane li al hashe'elaanswer my question |
| לְפַחֵדlefached | מִmi | to be afraid of | הִיא מְפַחֶדֶת מִכְּלָבִיםhi mefachedet miklavimshe is afraid of dogs |
| לְבַקֵּשׁlevakesh | מִmi | to ask someone for | בִּקַּשְׁתִּי מִמֶּנּוּ עֶזְרָהbikashti mimenu ezraI asked him for help |
| לְקַבֵּלlekabel | מִmi | to receive from | קִבַּלְתִּי מַתָּנָה מֵהֶםkibalti matana mehemI got a present from them |
| לְהֵהָנוֹתlehehanot | מִmi | to enjoy | נֶהֱנֵינוּ מֵהַטִּיּוּלnehenenu mehatiyulwe enjoyed the trip |
| לְהִתְגַּעְגֵּעַlehitga'agea | לְ / אֶלle / el | to miss | אֲנִי מִתְגַּעְגֵּעַ אֵלַיִךְani mitga'agea elayichI miss you |
| לְהִתְחַתֵּןlehitchaten | עִםim | to marry | הִיא הִתְחַתְּנָה אִתּוֹhi hitchatna itoshe married him |
| לְהִפָּגֵשׁlehipagesh | עִםim | to meet with | נִפְגַּשְׁנוּ עִם חֲבֵרִיםnifgashnu im chaverimwe met with friends |
| לָרִיבlariv | עִםim | to quarrel with | אַל תָּרִיב אִתָּהּal tariv itadon't fight with her |
| לְהִתְרַגֵּלlehitragel | לְle | to get used to | הִתְרַגַּלְתִּי לַחֹםhitragalti lachomI got used to the heat |
| לְהַגִּיעַlehagia | לְle | to arrive at, to reach | הִגַּעְנוּ לַמָּלוֹןhiganu lamalonwe reached the hotel |
| לְהִכָּנֵס / לָצֵאתlehikanes / latset | לְ / מִle / mi | to enter / to leave | יָצָאתִי מֵהַבַּיִתyatsati mehabayitI left the house |
| לַעֲלוֹת / לָרֶדֶתla'alot / laredet | עַל / מִal / mi | to get on / to get off | עָלִינוּ עַל הָאוֹטוֹבּוּסalinu al ha'otobuswe got on the bus |
| לְנַצֵּחַlenatseach | אֶתet | to beat, to defeat | נִצַּחְנוּ אוֹתָםnitsachnu otamwe beat them |
| לְלַמֵּדlelamed | אֶתet | to teach someone | הִיא מְלַמֶּדֶת אוֹתָנוּ עִבְרִיתhi melamedet otanu ivritshe teaches us Hebrew |
| לִשְׁאֹלlish'ol | אֶתet | to ask someone (a question) | תִּשְׁאַל אוֹתוֹtish'al otoask him |
| לְהִתְנַצֵּלlehitnatsel | בִּפְנֵי / לִפְנֵיbifnei / lifnei | to apologise to | הוּא הִתְנַצֵּל בְּפָנַיhu hitnatsel befanaihe apologised to me |
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