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How to say "to build" in Hebrew

לִבְנוֹת

[livnot]without vowels: לבנות

Meaning: to build

"to build" in Hebrew is לִבְנוֹת (livnot). A verb in binyan pa'al, root ב-נ-ה. Present, past and future forms with transcription and audio.

Part of speech
verb
Binyan
pa'al
Root
ב-נ-ה

Examples: "to build" in the present, past and future

Present tense

heהוּא בּוֹנֶהbone
sheהִיא בּוֹנָהbona
they (m.)הֵם בּוֹנִיםbonim
they (f.)הֵן בּוֹנוֹתbonot

Past tense

Iאֲנִי בָּנִיתִיbaniti
heהוּא בָּנָהbana
sheהִיא בָּנְתָהbanta
theyהֵם בָּנוּbanu

Future tense

Iאֲנִי אֶבְנֶהevne
you (m.)אַתָּה תִּבְנֶהtivne
heהוּא יִבְנֶהyivne
sheהִיא תִּבְנֶהtivne

Transcription is approximate: Hebrew stress usually falls on the last syllable.

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