י-ד-ע
Root
Pa'al
Verb pattern
lah-DAH-at
Pronunciation
to know
Meaning
Example Sentences
אֲנִי יוֹדֵעַ עִבְרִית
Ani yodea ivrit
I know Hebrew
אַתְּ יוֹדַעַת אֶת הַתְּשׁוּבָה?
At yoda'at et ha'teshuva?
Do you know the answer?
לֹא יָדַעְתִּי שֶׁאַתָּה כָּאן
Lo yadati she'ata kan
I didn't know you were here
הוּא יֵדַע אֶת כָּל הַתְּשׁוּבוֹת
Hu yeda et kol ha'teshuvot
He will know all the answers
Conjugation Tables
Present
| אני/אתה/הוא (m) | יוֹדֵעַ | yodea |
| אני/את/היא (f) | יוֹדַעַת | yoda'at |
| אנחנו/הם (m) | יוֹדְעִים | yod'im |
| אנחנו/הן (f) | יוֹדְעוֹת | yod'ot |
Past
| אני | יָדַעְתִּי | yadati |
| אתה | יָדַעְתָּ | yadata |
| את | יָדַעַתְּ | yadaat |
| הוא | יָדַע | yada |
| היא | יָדְעָה | yadea |
| אנחנו | יָדַעְנוּ | yadanu |
| הם/הן | יָדְעוּ | yad'u |
Future
| אני | אֵדַע | eda |
| אתה | תֵּדַע | teda |
| את | תֵּדְעִי | ted'i |
| הוא | יֵדַע | yeda |
| היא | תֵּדַע | teda |
| אנחנו | נֵדַע | neda |
| הם/הן | יֵדְעוּ | yed'u |
Real-Life Usage Notes
לדעת means 'to know' in the sense of knowing facts, skills, or information. It's different from 'to know a person' (which uses להכיר). The phrase 'אני יודע' (ani yodea - I know) is one of the most common phrases in spoken Hebrew.
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