How to say "to prepare" in Hebrew
לְהָכִין
[lehakhin]without vowels: להכין
Meaning: to prepare
"to prepare" in Hebrew is לְהָכִין (lehakhin). A verb in binyan hif'il, root כ-ו-נ. Present, past and future forms with transcription and audio.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Binyan
- hif'il
- Root
- כ-ו-נ
Examples: "to prepare" in the present, past and future
Present tense
| he | הוּא מֵכִין | mekhin |
| she | הִיא מְכִינָה | mekhina |
| they (m.) | הֵם מְכִינִים | mekhinim |
| they (f.) | הֵן מְכִינוֹת | mekhinot |
Past tense
| I | אֲנִי הֵכַנְתִּי | hekhanti |
| he | הוּא הֵכִין | hekhin |
| she | הִיא הֵכִינָה | hekhina |
| they | הֵם הֵכִינוּ | hekhinu |
Future tense
| I | אֲנִי אָכִין | akhin |
| you (m.) | אַתָּה תָּכִין | takhin |
| he | הוּא יָכִין | yakhin |
| she | הִיא תָּכִין | takhin |
Transcription is approximate: Hebrew stress usually falls on the last syllable.
Same root (כ-ו-נ)
- לְכַווֵּן — направлять
- לְכוֹנֵן — основывать
- לְהִתְכַּווֵּן — to intend
- לְהִתְכּוֹנֵן — готовиться