How to say "to forget" in Hebrew
לִשְׁכּוֹחַ
[lishkoakh]without vowels: לשכוח
Meaning: to forget
"to forget" in Hebrew is לִשְׁכּוֹחַ (lishkoakh). A verb in binyan pa'al, root שׁ-כ-ח. Present, past and future forms with transcription and audio.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Binyan
- pa'al
- Root
- שׁ-כ-ח
Examples: "to forget" in the present, past and future
Present tense
| he | הוּא שׁוֹכֵחַ | shokheakh |
| she | הִיא שׁוֹכַחַת | shokhakhat |
| they (m.) | הֵם שׁוֹכְחִים | shokhkhim |
| they (f.) | הֵן שׁוֹכְחוֹת | shokhkhot |
Past tense
| I | אֲנִי שָׁכַחְתִּי | shakhakhti |
| he | הוּא שָׁכַח | shakhakh |
| she | הִיא שָׁכְחָה | shakhkha |
| they | הֵם שָׁכְחוּ | shakhkhu |
Future tense
| I | אֲנִי אֶשְׁכַּח | eshkakh |
| you (m.) | אַתָּה תִּשְׁכַּח | tishkakh |
| he | הוּא יִשְׁכַּח | yishkakh |
| she | הִיא תִּשְׁכַּח | tishkakh |
Transcription is approximate: Hebrew stress usually falls on the last syllable.