How to say "to clean" in Hebrew
לְנַקּוֹת
[lenakot]without vowels: לנקות
Meaning: to clean
"to clean" in Hebrew is לְנַקּוֹת (lenakot). A verb in binyan pi'el, root נ-ק-ה. Present, past and future forms with transcription and audio.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Binyan
- pi'el
- Root
- נ-ק-ה
Examples: "to clean" in the present, past and future
Present tense
| he | הוּא מְנַקֶּה | menake |
| she | הִיא מְנַקָּה | menaka |
| they (m.) | הֵם מְנַקִּים | menakim |
| they (f.) | הֵן מְנַקּוֹת | menakot |
Past tense
| I | אֲנִי נִיקִּיתִי | nikiti |
| he | הוּא נִיקָּה | nika |
| she | הִיא נִיקְּתָה | nikta |
| they | הֵם נִיקּוּ | niku |
Future tense
| I | אֲנִי אֲנַקֶּה | anake |
| you (m.) | אַתָּה תְּנַקֶּה | tenake |
| he | הוּא יְנַקֶּה | ynake |
| she | הִיא תְּנַקֶּה | tenake |
Transcription is approximate: Hebrew stress usually falls on the last syllable.