ד-ב-ר
Root
Pi'el
Verb pattern
leh-dah-BER
Pronunciation
to speak / to talk
Meaning
Example Sentences
אֲנִי מְדַבֵּר עִבְרִית קְצָת
Ani medaber ivrit ktsat
I speak a little Hebrew
הִיא מְדַבֶּרֶת אַנְגְּלִית בִּשְׁטָחִיּוּת
Hi medaberet anglit bishta'hiut
She speaks English fluently
דִּבַּרְתִּי אִתּוֹ אֶתְמוֹל
Dibarti ito etmol
I talked to him yesterday
אֶל מִי אַתָּה מְדַבֵּר?
El mi ata medaber?
Who are you talking to?
Conjugation Tables
Present
| אני/אתה/הוא (m) | מְדַבֵּר | medaber |
| אני/את/היא (f) | מְדַבֶּרֶת | medaberet |
| אנחנו/הם (m) | מְדַבְּרִים | medabrim |
| אנחנו/הן (f) | מְדַבְּרוֹת | medabrot |
Past
| אני | דִּבַּרְתִּי | dibarti |
| אתה | דִּבַּרְתָּ | dibarta |
| את | דִּבַּרְתְּ | dibart |
| הוא | דִּבֵּר | diber |
| היא | דִּבְּרָה | dibra |
| אנחנו | דִּבַּרְנוּ | dibarnu |
| הם/הן | דִּבְּרוּ | dibru |
Future
| אני | אֲדַבֵּר | adaber |
| אתה | תְּדַבֵּר | tedaber |
| את | תְּדַבְּרִי | tedabri |
| הוא | יְדַבֵּר | yedaber |
| היא | תְּדַבֵּר | tedaber |
| אנחנו | נְדַבֵּר | nedaber |
| הם/הן | יְדַבְּרוּ | yedabru |
Real-Life Usage Notes
לדבר is in the Pi'el binyan and is used for ongoing speech and conversation. The word 'דיבור' (dibur - speech/speaking) comes from the same root. Unlike לומר (to say), לדבר describes the act of speaking rather than the content of what is said.
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