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To Build: לבנות

לִבְנוֹת (livnot) is a pa'al verb from the root ב־נ־ה, ranked #86 of the 100 most used Hebrew verbs.

to build
לִבְנוֹת
livnot
Root
ב־נ־ה
Binyan
pa'al
Gizra
lamed-he

Lamed-he: past 3ms is בנה, not בנו; בנו is past 3p.

Same Root
בִּנְיָן · a buildingבְּנִיָּה · constructionבַּנַּאי · a builderמִבְנֶה · a structure
Examples

הם בנו בית.

hem banu bayit.

They built a house.

היא בונה עסק.

hi bona esek.

She is building a business.

אנחנו נבנה גשר.

anakhnu nivne gesher.

We will build a bridge.

Present
PersonHebrewTransliteration
הוא / אתה · he / you (m)בּוֹנֶהbone
היא / את · she / you (f)בּוֹנָהbona
הם / אתם · they / you (m pl)בּוֹנִיםbonim
הן / אתן · they / you (f pl)בּוֹנוֹתbonot
Past
PersonHebrewTransliteration
אני · Iבָּנִיתִיbaniti
אתה · you (m)בָּנִיתָbanita
את · you (f)בָּנִיתbanit
הוא · heבָּנָהbana
היא · sheבָּנְתָהbanta
אנחנו · weבָּנִינוּbaninu
אתם · you (pl m)בְּנִיתֶםbenitem
אתן · you (pl f)בְּנִיתֶןbeniten
הם / הן · theyבָּנוּbanu
Future
PersonHebrewTransliteration
אני · Iאֶבְנֶהevne
אתה · you (m)תִּבְנֶהtivne
את · you (f)תִּבְנִיtivni
הוא · heיִבְנֶהyivne
היא · sheתִּבְנֶהtivne
אנחנו · weנִבְנֶהnivne
אתם · you (pl m)תִּבְנוּtivnu
אתן · you (pl f)תִּבְנֶינָהtivneyna
הם / הן · theyיִבְנוּyivnu

The feminine plural future is the classical form. Everyday speech uses the masculine plural for mixed and feminine groups.

Imperative
PersonHebrewTransliteration
אתה · you (m)בְּנֵהbene
את · you (f)בְּנִיbeni
אתם / אתן · you (pl)בְּנוּbenu

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Frequently Asked Questions

What binyan is לבנות?

לִבְנוֹת is a pa'al verb, in the lamed-he gizra, from the root ב־נ־ה.

How do I say "to build" to someone else?

Use the imperative forms below, or the future tense (which modern Hebrew often uses instead of the imperative).

What is the feminine plural future for?

The feminine plural future is the classical form. In everyday speech the masculine plural covers mixed groups and, often, feminine groups too.

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