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To Clean: לנקות

לְנַקּוֹת (lenakot) is a pi'el verb from the root נ־ק־ה, ranked #65 of the 100 most used Hebrew verbs.

to clean
לְנַקּוֹת
lenakot
Root
נ־ק־ה
Binyan
pi'el
Gizra
lamed-he

לנקות is pi'el lamed-he; do not conjugate it as a regular pa'al.

Same Root
נִקָּיוֹן · cleanlinessנָקִי · cleanמְנַקֶּה · cleaner
Examples

אני מנקה את הבית בשישי.

ani menake et habayit beshishi.

I clean the house on Friday.

ניקינו את החדר יחד.

nikinu et hakheder yakhad.

We cleaned the room together.

נקה את השולחן בבקשה.

nake et hashulkhan bevakasha.

Please clean the table.

Present
PersonHebrewTransliteration
הוא / אתה · he / you (m)מְנַקֶּהmenake
היא / את · she / you (f)מְנַקָּהmenaka
הם / אתם · they / you (m pl)מְנַקִּיםmenakim
הן / אתן · they / you (f pl)מְנַקּוֹתmenakot
Past
PersonHebrewTransliteration
אני · Iנִקִּיתִיnikiti
אתה · you (m)נִקִּיתָnikita
את · you (f)נִקִּיתnikit
הוא · heנִקָּהnika
היא · sheנִקְּתָהnikta
אנחנו · weנִקִּינוּnikinu
אתם · you (pl m)נִקִּיתֶםnikitem
אתן · you (pl f)נִקִּיתֶןnikiten
הם / הן · theyנִקּוּniku
Future
PersonHebrewTransliteration
אני · Iאֲנַקֶּהanake
אתה · you (m)תְּנַקֶּהtenake
את · you (f)תְּנַקִּיtenaki
הוא · heיְנַקֶּהyenake
היא · sheתְּנַקֶּהtenake
אנחנו · weנְנַקֶּהnenake
אתם · you (pl m)תְּנַקּוּtenaku
אתן · you (pl f)תְּנַקֶּינָהtenakena
הם / הן · theyיְנַקּוּyenaku

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

Imperative
PersonHebrewTransliteration
אתה · you (m)נַקֵּהnake
את · you (f)נַקִּיnaki
אתם / אתן · you (pl)נַקּוּnaku

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Frequently Asked Questions

What binyan is לנקות?

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

How do I say "to clean" 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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