How to say "to speak" in Hebrew
לְדַבֵּר
[ledaber]without vowels: לדבר
Meaning: to speak
"to speak" in Hebrew is לְדַבֵּר (ledaber). A verb in binyan pi'el, root ד-ב-ר. Present, past and future forms with transcription and audio.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Binyan
- pi'el
- Root
- ד-ב-ר
Examples: "to speak" in the present, past and future
Present tense
| he | הוּא מְדַבֵּר | medaber |
| she | הִיא מְדַבֶּרֶת | medaberet |
| they (m.) | הֵם מְדַבְּרִים | medabrim |
| they (f.) | הֵן מְדַבְּרוֹת | medabrot |
Past tense
| I | אֲנִי דִּיבַּרְתִּי | dibarti |
| he | הוּא דִּיבֵּר | diber |
| she | הִיא דִּיבְּרָה | dibra |
| they | הֵם דִּיבְּרוּ | dibru |
Future tense
| I | אֲנִי אֲדַבֵּר | adaber |
| you (m.) | אַתָּה תְּדַבֵּר | tedaber |
| he | הוּא יְדַבֵּר | ydaber |
| she | הִיא תְּדַבֵּר | tedaber |
Transcription is approximate: Hebrew stress usually falls on the last syllable.
Same root (ד-ב-ר)
- לְהַדְבִּיר — морить