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To Change: לשנות

לְשַׁנּוֹת (leshanot) is a pi'el verb from the root ש־נ־ה, ranked #84 of the 100 most used Hebrew verbs.

to change
לְשַׁנּוֹת
leshanot
Root
ש־נ־ה
Binyan
pi'el
Gizra
lamed-he

לשנות is to change something; להשתנות is to undergo change.

Same Root
שִׁנּוּי · a changeשׁוֹנֶה · differentמִשְׁנֶה · deputyמִשְׁנָה · the Mishnah
Examples

שיניתי את דעתי.

shiniti et da'ati.

I changed my mind.

הם משנים את התוכנית.

hem meshanim et hatokhnit.

They are changing the plan.

תשני את השעה.

teshani et hasha'a.

Change (fs) the time.

Present
PersonHebrewTransliteration
הוא / אתה · he / you (m)מְשַׁנֶּהmeshane
היא / את · she / you (f)מְשַׁנָּהmeshana
הם / אתם · they / you (m pl)מְשַׁנִּיםmeshanim
הן / אתן · they / you (f pl)מְשַׁנּוֹתmeshanot
Past
PersonHebrewTransliteration
אני · Iשִׁנִּיתִיshiniti
אתה · you (m)שִׁנִּיתָshinita
את · you (f)שִׁנִּיתshinit
הוא · heשִׁנָּהshina
היא · sheשִׁנְּתָהshinta
אנחנו · weשִׁנִּינוּshininu
אתם · you (pl m)שִׁנִּיתֶםshinitem
אתן · you (pl f)שִׁנִּיתֶןshiniten
הם / הן · theyשִׁנּוּshinu
Future
PersonHebrewTransliteration
אני · Iאֲשַׁנֶּהashane
אתה · you (m)תְּשַׁנֶּהteshane
את · you (f)תְּשַׁנִּיteshani
הוא · heיְשַׁנֶּהyeshane
היא · sheתְּשַׁנֶּהteshane
אנחנו · weנְשַׁנֶּהneshane
אתם · you (pl m)תְּשַׁנּוּteshanu
אתן · you (pl f)תְּשַׁנֶּינָהteshaneyna
הם / הן · theyיְשַׁנּוּyeshanu

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

Imperative
PersonHebrewTransliteration
אתה · you (m)שַׁנֵּהshane
את · you (f)שַׁנִּיshani
אתם / אתן · you (pl)שַׁנּוּshanu

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Frequently Asked Questions

What binyan is לשנות?

לְשַׁנּוֹת is a pi'el verb, in the lamed-he gizra, from the root ש־נ־ה.

How do I say "to change" 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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