How to say "to wait" in Hebrew
לְהַמְתִּין
[lehamtin]without vowels: להמתין
Meaning: to wait
"to wait" in Hebrew is לְהַמְתִּין (lehamtin). A verb in binyan hif'il, root מ-ת-נ. Present, past and future forms with transcription and audio.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Binyan
- hif'il
- Root
- מ-ת-נ
Examples: "to wait" in the present, past and future
Present tense
| he | הוּא מַמְתִּין | mamtin |
| she | הִיא מַמְתִּינָה | mamtina |
| they (m.) | הֵם מַמְתִּינִים | mamtinim |
| they (f.) | הֵן מַמְתִּינוֹת | mamtinot |
Past tense
| I | אֲנִי הִמְתַּנְתִּי | himtanti |
| he | הוּא הִמְתִּין | himtin |
| she | הִיא הִמְתִּינָה | himtina |
| they | הֵם הִמְתִּינוּ | himtinu |
Future tense
| I | אֲנִי אַמְתִּין | amtin |
| you (m.) | אַתָּה תַּמְתִּין | tamtin |
| he | הוּא יַמְתִּין | yamtin |
| she | הִיא תַּמְתִּין | tamtin |
Transcription is approximate: Hebrew stress usually falls on the last syllable.
Same root (מ-ת-נ)
- לְמַתֵּן — умерять