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To Do, to Make: לעשות

לַעֲשׂוֹת (la'asot) is a pa'al verb from the root ע־ש־ה, ranked #7 of the 100 most used Hebrew verbs.

to do, to make
לַעֲשׂוֹת
la'asot
Root
ע־ש־ה
Binyan
pa'al
Gizra
lamed-he

The shin is sin (s, not sh): oseh, asah, la'asot.

Same Root
מַעֲשֶׂה · deed; storyעֲשִׂיָּה · doing; makingתַּעֲשִׂיָּה · industry
Examples

מָה אַתָּה עוֹשֶׂה?

mah atah oseh?

What are you (ms) doing?

עָשִׂיתִי שִׁעוּרִים.

asiti shi'urim.

I did homework.

נַעֲשֶׂה אֶת זֶה יַחַד.

na'aseh et zeh yakhad.

We will do this together.

Present
PersonHebrewTransliteration
הוא / אתה · he / you (m)עוֹשֶׂהoseh
היא / את · she / you (f)עוֹשָׂהosah
הם / אתם · they / you (m pl)עוֹשִׂיםosim
הן / אתן · they / you (f pl)עוֹשׂוֹתosot
Past
PersonHebrewTransliteration
אני · Iעָשִׂיתִיasiti
אתה · you (m)עָשִׂיתָasita
את · you (f)עָשִׂיתasit
הוא · heעָשָׂהasah
היא · sheעָשְׂתָהastah
אנחנו · weעָשִׂינוּasinu
אתם · you (pl m)עֲשִׂיתֶםasitem
אתן · you (pl f)עֲשִׂיתֶןasiten
הם / הן · theyעָשׂוּasu
Future
PersonHebrewTransliteration
אני · Iאֶעֱשֶׂהe'eseh
אתה · you (m)תַּעֲשֶׂהta'aseh
את · you (f)תַּעֲשִׂיta'asi
הוא · heיַעֲשֶׂהya'aseh
היא · sheתַּעֲשֶׂהta'aseh
אנחנו · weנַעֲשֶׂהna'aseh
אתם · you (pl m)תַּעֲשׂוּta'asu
אתן · you (pl f)תַּעֲשֶׂינָהta'asenah
הם / הן · theyיַעֲשׂוּya'asu

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

Imperative
PersonHebrewTransliteration
אתה · you (m)עֲשֵׂהaseh
את · you (f)עֲשִׂיasi
אתם / אתן · you (pl)עֲשׂוּasu

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Frequently Asked Questions

What binyan is לעשות?

לַעֲשׂוֹת is a pa'al verb, in the lamed-he gizra, from the root ע־ש־ה.

How do I say "to do, to make" 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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