Verbs: Present 2 is the twenty-sixth skill (assuming read left to right) in the Hebrew language tree. It has seven lessons and teaches another binyan, the pi'el verbs.
Grammar Notes[]
In Verbs: Present 1 we learned about binyanim, the verb conjugation patterns. In this skill, we are working on the second of these binyanim, the pi'el verbs.
These verbs are almost always transitive - they almost always have objects - and they are active verbs. When they are conjugated in the present tense, they all begin with מ. Just like with the pa'al verbs, only the consonants change from verb to verb, with the vowels staying the same. Here is an example with the verb לספר "to tell":
| Masculine | Feminine | |
|---|---|---|
| Singular | מספר (mesapér) | מספרת (mesapéret) |
| Plural | מספרים (mesaprím) | מספרות (mesaprót) |
Lessons[]
Lesson 1[]
- לבקש = to ask for
- לשלם = to pay
- לפספס = to miss
- לשחק = to play
- לספר = to tell
- לעצב = to design
- לשנות = to change
Lesson 2[]
- לנסות = to try
- לחפש = to look for
- לגדל = to raise
- לסמן = to signal
- לאחל = to wish
Lesson 3[]
- לערבב = to mix
- לכבד = to respect
- לסדר = to organize
- לייבש = to dry off (someone/thing else)
- להתייבש = to dry off (oneself)
- לחמם = to heat (someone/thing else)
- להתחמם = to heat / warm up (oneself)
- לייבא = to import
- למלא = to fill in
- לקוות = to hope
Lesson 4[]
- לבזבז = to waste
- לבקר = to critique, to visit
- לקבל = to receive
- לרחם = to pity
- לקנא = to envy
- לטפס = to climb
- לנצח = to win
Lesson 5[]
- לאמן = to train (someone else)
- להתאמן = to train (oneself)
- לשקר = to lie
- לאחר = to be late
- לחכות = to wait
- לספק = to provide
- לסיים = to finish
Lesson 6[]
- לשכנע = to convince
- לאבד = to lose
- לצלם = to photograph
- לאמץ = to adopt
- לפחד = to be afraid
- לאשר = to approve
- לגלות = to discover
Lesson 7[]
- לגלח = to shave (someone else)
- להתגלח = to shave (oneself)
- לחדש = to renew
- לברך = to bless
- לתאר = to describe
- לתקן = to correct, to repair
References[]
Duolingo Lesson: www.duolingo.com/skill/he/Verbs%3A-Present-2