How to say "to do" in Hebrew
לִפְעוֹל
[lifol]without vowels: לפעול
Meaning: to do, to make
"to do" in Hebrew is לִפְעוֹל (lifol). A verb in binyan pa'al, root פ-ע-ל. Present, past and future forms with transcription and audio.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Binyan
- pa'al
- Root
- פ-ע-ל
Examples: "to do" in the present, past and future
Present tense
| he | הוּא פּוֹעֵל | poel |
| she | הִיא פּוֹעֶלֶת | poelet |
| they (m.) | הֵם פּוֹעֲלִים | poalim |
| they (f.) | הֵן פּוֹעֲלוֹת | poalot |
Past tense
| I | אֲנִי פָּעַלְתִּי | paalti |
| he | הוּא פָּעַל | paal |
| she | הִיא פָּעֲלָה | paala |
| they | הֵם פָּעֲלוּ | paalu |
Future tense
| I | אֲנִי אֶפְעַל | efal |
| you (m.) | אַתָּה תִּפְעַל | tifal |
| he | הוּא יִפְעַל | yifal |
| she | הִיא תִּפְעַל | tifal |
Transcription is approximate: Hebrew stress usually falls on the last syllable.
Same root (פ-ע-ל)
- לְהַפְעִיל — задействовать
- לְהִתְפַּעֵל — восторгаться