How to say "to want" in Hebrew
לִרְצוֹת
[lirtsot]without vowels: לרצות
Meaning: to want
"to want" in Hebrew is לִרְצוֹת (lirtsot). A verb in binyan pa'al, root ר-צ-ה. Present, past and future forms with transcription and audio.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Binyan
- pa'al
- Root
- ר-צ-ה
Examples: "to want" in the present, past and future
Present tense
| he | הוּא רוֹצֶה | rotse |
| she | הִיא רוֹצָה | rotsa |
| they (m.) | הֵם רוֹצִים | rotsim |
| they (f.) | הֵן רוֹצוֹת | rotsot |
Past tense
| I | אֲנִי רָצִיתִי | ratsiti |
| he | הוּא רָצָה | ratsa |
| she | הִיא רָצְתָה | ratsta |
| they | הֵם רָצוּ | ratsu |
Future tense
| I | אֲנִי אֶרְצֶה | ertse |
| you (m.) | אַתָּה תִּרְצֶה | tirtse |
| he | הוּא יִרְצֶה | yirtse |
| she | הִיא תִּרְצֶה | tirtse |
Transcription is approximate: Hebrew stress usually falls on the last syllable.
Same root (ר-צ-ה)
- לְהַרְצוֹת — читать лекцию
- לְרַצּוֹת — удовлетворять