How to say "to buy" in Hebrew
לִקְנוֹת
[liknot]without vowels: לקנות
Meaning: to buy
"to buy" in Hebrew is לִקְנוֹת (liknot). A verb in binyan pa'al, root ק-נ-ה. Present, past and future forms with transcription and audio.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Binyan
- pa'al
- Root
- ק-נ-ה
Examples: "to buy" in the present, past and future
Present tense
| he | הוּא קוֹנֶה | kone |
| she | הִיא קוֹנָה | kona |
| they (m.) | הֵם קוֹנִים | konim |
| they (f.) | הֵן קוֹנוֹת | konot |
Past tense
| I | אֲנִי קָנִיתִי | kaniti |
| he | הוּא קָנָה | kana |
| she | הִיא קָנְתָה | kanta |
| they | הֵם קָנוּ | kanu |
Future tense
| I | אֲנִי אֶקְנֶה | ekne |
| you (m.) | אַתָּה תִּקְנֶה | tikne |
| he | הוּא יִקְנֶה | yikne |
| she | הִיא תִּקְנֶה | tikne |
Transcription is approximate: Hebrew stress usually falls on the last syllable.
Same root (ק-נ-ה)
- לְהִיקָּנוֹת — быть купленным
- לְהַקְנוֹת — придавать