How to say "to explain" in Hebrew
לְהַסְבִּיר
[lehasbir]without vowels: להסביר
Meaning: to explain
"to explain" in Hebrew is לְהַסְבִּיר (lehasbir). A verb in binyan hif'il, root ס-ב-ר. Present, past and future forms with transcription and audio.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Binyan
- hif'il
- Root
- ס-ב-ר
Examples: "to explain" in the present, past and future
Present tense
| he | הוּא מַסְבִּיר | masbir |
| she | הִיא מַסְבִּירָה | masbira |
| they (m.) | הֵם מַסְבִּירִים | masbirim |
| they (f.) | הֵן מַסְבִּירוֹת | masbirot |
Past tense
| I | אֲנִי הִסְבַּרְתִּי | hisbarti |
| he | הוּא הִסְבִּיר | hisbir |
| she | הִיא הִסְבִּירָה | hisbira |
| they | הֵם הִסְבִּירוּ | hisbiru |
Future tense
| I | אֲנִי אַסְבִּיר | asbir |
| you (m.) | אַתָּה תַּסְבִּיר | tasbir |
| he | הוּא יַסְבִּיר | yasbir |
| she | הִיא תַּסְבִּיר | tasbir |
Transcription is approximate: Hebrew stress usually falls on the last syllable.
Same root (ס-ב-ר)
- לִסְבּוֹר — to think
- לְהִסְתַּבֵּר — выясняться