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Pa'al

לָדַעַת

to know

ladaat·לָדַעַת

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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)יוֹדֵעַyodea
אני/את/היא (f)יוֹדַעַתyoda'at
אנחנו/הם (m)יוֹדְעִיםyod'im
אנחנו/הן (f)יוֹדְעוֹתyod'ot
Past
אנייָדַעְתִּיyadati
אתהיָדַעְתָּyadata
אתיָדַעַתְּyadaat
הואיָדַעyada
היאיָדְעָהyadea
אנחנויָדַעְנוּyadanu
הם/הןיָדְעוּyad'u
Future
אניאֵדַעeda
אתהתֵּדַעteda
אתתֵּדְעִיted'i
הואיֵדַעyeda
היאתֵּדַעteda
אנחנונֵדַעneda
הם/הןיֵדְעוּyed'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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