How to say "to grow" in Hebrew
לִגְדּוֹל
[ligdol]without vowels: לגדול
Meaning: to grow, to increase
"to grow" in Hebrew is לִגְדּוֹל (ligdol). A verb in binyan pa'al, root ג-ד-ל. Present, past and future forms with transcription and audio.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Binyan
- pa'al
- Root
- ג-ד-ל
Examples: "to grow" in the present, past and future
Present tense
| he | הוּא גָּדֵל | gadel |
| she | הִיא גְּדֵלָה | gedela |
| they (m.) | הֵם גְּדֵלִים | gedelim |
| they (f.) | הֵן גְּדֵלוֹת | gedelot |
Past tense
| I | אֲנִי גָּדַלְתִּי | gadalti |
| he | הוּא גָּדַל | gadal |
| she | הִיא גָּדְלָה | gadla |
| they | הֵם גָּדְלוּ | gadlu |
Future tense
| I | אֲנִי אֶגְדַּל | egdal |
| you (m.) | אַתָּה תִּגְדַּל | tigdal |
| he | הוּא יִגְדַּל | yigdal |
| she | הִיא תִּגְדַּל | tigdal |
Transcription is approximate: Hebrew stress usually falls on the last syllable.
Same root (ג-ד-ל)
- לְגַדֵּל — растить
- לְהַגְדִּיל — увеличивать