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To Drive: לנהוג

לִנְהוֹג (linhog) is a pa'al verb from the root נ־ה־ג, ranked #22 of the 100 most used Hebrew verbs.

to drive
לִנְהוֹג
linhog
Root
נ־ה־ג
Binyan
pa'al
Gizra
pe-nun

לנהוג is to operate a vehicle; לנסוע is to travel or go somewhere. The nun stays in the future (אנהג), unlike לנסוע.

Same Root
נַהָג · driverנְהִיגָה · drivingמִנְהָג · custom
Examples

אֲנִי נוֹהֵג לָעֲבוֹדָה.

ani noheg la'avodah.

I drive to work.

הִיא נָהֲגָה בִּזְהִירוּת.

hi nahagah bizhirut.

She drove carefully.

תִּנְהֲגוּ לְאַט.

tinhagu le'at.

Drive slowly.

Present
PersonHebrewTransliteration
הוא / אתה · he / you (m)נוֹהֵגnoheg
היא / את · she / you (f)נוֹהֶגֶתnoheget
הם / אתם · they / you (m pl)נוֹהֲגִיםnohagim
הן / אתן · they / you (f pl)נוֹהֲגוֹתnohagot
Past
PersonHebrewTransliteration
אני · Iנָהַגְתִּיnahagti
אתה · you (m)נָהַגְתָּnahagta
את · you (f)נָהַגְתְּnahagt
הוא · heנָהַגnahag
היא · sheנָהֲגָהnahagah
אנחנו · weנָהַגְנוּnahagnu
אתם · you (pl m)נְהַגְתֶּםnehagtem
אתן · you (pl f)נְהַגְתֶּןnehagten
הם / הן · theyנָהֲגוּnahagu
Future
PersonHebrewTransliteration
אני · Iאֶנְהַגenhag
אתה · you (m)תִּנְהַגtinhag
את · you (f)תִּנְהֲגִיtinhagi
הוא · heיִנְהַגyinhag
היא · sheתִּנְהַגtinhag
אנחנו · weנִנְהַגninhag
אתם · you (pl m)תִּנְהֲגוּtinhagu
אתן · you (pl f)תִּנְהַגְנָהtinhagna
הם / הן · theyיִנְהֲגוּyinhagu

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

Imperative
PersonHebrewTransliteration
אתה · you (m)נְהַגnehag
את · you (f)נִהֲגִיnihagi
אתם / אתן · you (pl)נִהֲגוּnihagu

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Frequently Asked Questions

What binyan is לנהוג?

לִנְהוֹג is a pa'al verb, in the pe-nun gizra, from the root נ־ה־ג.

How do I say "to drive" 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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