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To Buy: לקנות

לִקְנוֹת (liknot) is a pa'al verb from the root ק־נ־ה, ranked #34 of the 100 most used Hebrew verbs.

to buy
לִקְנוֹת
liknot
Root
ק־נ־ה
Binyan
pa'al
Gizra
lamed-he

Lamed-he present fs is קונה, not קונת; the he stays as ה in the feminine present.

Same Root
קְנִיָּה · purchaseקִנְיָן · propertyקוֹנֶה · buyer
Examples

אֲנִי קוֹנֶה לֶחֶם.

ani koneh lekhem.

I am buying bread.

הִיא קָנְתָה שִׂמְלָה.

hi kantah simlah.

She bought a dress.

נִקְנֶה פֵּרוֹת בַּשּׁוּק.

nikneh perot bashuk.

We will buy fruit at the market.

Present
PersonHebrewTransliteration
הוא / אתה · he / you (m)קוֹנֶהkoneh
היא / את · she / you (f)קוֹנָהkonah
הם / אתם · they / you (m pl)קוֹנִיםkonim
הן / אתן · they / you (f pl)קוֹנוֹתkonot
Past
PersonHebrewTransliteration
אני · Iקָנִיתִיkaniti
אתה · you (m)קָנִיתָkanita
את · you (f)קָנִיתkanit
הוא · heקָנָהkanah
היא · sheקָנְתָהkantah
אנחנו · weקָנִינוּkaninu
אתם · you (pl m)קְנִיתֶםkenitem
אתן · you (pl f)קְנִיתֶןkeniten
הם / הן · theyקָנוּkanu
Future
PersonHebrewTransliteration
אני · Iאֶקְנֶהekneh
אתה · you (m)תִּקְנֶהtikneh
את · you (f)תִּקְנִיtikni
הוא · heיִקְנֶהyikneh
היא · sheתִּקְנֶהtikneh
אנחנו · weנִקְנֶהnikneh
אתם · you (pl m)תִּקְנוּtiknu
אתן · you (pl f)תִּקְנֶינָהtiknenah
הם / הן · theyיִקְנוּyiknu

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

Imperative
PersonHebrewTransliteration
אתה · you (m)קְנֵהkneh
את · you (f)קְנִיkeni
אתם / אתן · you (pl)קְנוּkenu

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Frequently Asked Questions

What binyan is לקנות?

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

How do I say "to buy" 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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