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Pa'al

לִרְאוֹת

to see / to watch

lirot·לִרְאוֹת

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ר-א-ה
Root
Pa'al
Verb pattern
leer-OT
Pronunciation
to see / to watch
Meaning

Example Sentences

אֲנִי רוֹאֶה אֶת הָאֲנִיָּה
Ani roe et ha'aniya
I see the ship
רָאִיתִי סֶרֶט מְצֻיָּן
Raiti seret metsuyyan
I saw an excellent movie
הִיא רוֹאָה טֵלֵוִיזְיָה
Hi ro'a televizya
She is watching television
נִרְאֶה אֶת זֶה מָחָר
Nir'e et ze machar
We'll see about that tomorrow

Conjugation Tables

Present
אני/אתה/הוא (m)רוֹאֶהroe
אני/את/היא (f)רוֹאָהro'a
אנחנו/הם (m)רוֹאִיםro'im
אנחנו/הן (f)רוֹאוֹתro'ot
Past
אנירָאִיתִיraiti
אתהרָאִיתָraita
אתרָאִיתrait
הוארָאָהraa
היארָאֲתָהra'ata
אנחנורָאִינוּrainu
הם/הןרָאוּrau
Future
אניאֶרְאֶהer'e
אתהתִּרְאֶהtir'e
אתתִּרְאִיtir'i
הואיִרְאֶהyir'e
היאתִּרְאֶהtir'e
אנחנונִרְאֶהnir'e
הם/הןיִרְאוּyir'u

Real-Life Usage Notes

לראות covers both 'to see' (passive perception) and 'to watch' (active observation) in Hebrew. The expression 'להתראות' (lehitraot - see you / goodbye) comes from this root. It's also used in expressions like 'נראה לי' (nir'e li - it seems to me).

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