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To Enter: להיכנס

לְהִכָּנֵס (lehikanes) is a nif'al verb from the root כ־נ־ס, ranked #73 of the 100 most used Hebrew verbs.

to enter
לְהִכָּנֵס
lehikanes
Root
כ־נ־ס
Binyan
nif'al
Gizra
regular

להיכנס is nif'al: the infinitive has a hard k, but present נכנס is kh.

Same Root
כְּנִיסָה · entranceכְּנֶסֶת · assembly / Knessetכִּנּוּס · gathering / conference
Examples

נכנסים בדלת הראשית.

nikhnasim badelet harashit.

You enter through the main door.

היא נכנסה לחדר בשקט.

hi nikhnesa lakheder besheket.

She entered the room quietly.

היכנסו בבקשה.

hikansu bevakasha.

Please come in.

Present
PersonHebrewTransliteration
הוא / אתה · he / you (m)נִכְנָסnikhnas
היא / את · she / you (f)נִכְנֶסֶתnikhneset
הם / אתם · they / you (m pl)נִכְנָסִיםnikhnasim
הן / אתן · they / you (f pl)נִכְנָסוֹתnikhnasot
Past
PersonHebrewTransliteration
אני · Iנִכְנַסְתִּיnikhnasti
אתה · you (m)נִכְנַסְתָּnikhnasta
את · you (f)נִכְנַסְתְּnikhnast
הוא · heנִכְנַסnikhnas
היא · sheנִכְנְסָהnikhnesa
אנחנו · weנִכְנַסְנוּnikhnasnu
אתם · you (pl m)נִכְנַסְתֶּםnikhnastem
אתן · you (pl f)נִכְנַסְתֶּןnikhnasten
הם / הן · theyנִכְנְסוּnikhnesu
Future
PersonHebrewTransliteration
אני · Iאֶכָּנֵסekanes
אתה · you (m)תִּכָּנֵסtikanes
את · you (f)תִּכָּנְסִיtikansi
הוא · heיִכָּנֵסyikanes
היא · sheתִּכָּנֵסtikanes
אנחנו · weנִכָּנֵסnikanes
אתם · you (pl m)תִּכָּנְסוּtikansu
אתן · you (pl f)תִּכָּנַסְנָהtikanasna
הם / הן · theyיִכָּנְסוּyikansu

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

Imperative
PersonHebrewTransliteration
אתה · you (m)הִכָּנֵסhikanes
את · you (f)הִכָּנְסִיhikansi
אתם / אתן · you (pl)הִכָּנְסוּhikansu

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Frequently Asked Questions

What binyan is להיכנס?

לְהִכָּנֵס is a nif'al verb, in the regular gizra, from the root כ־נ־ס.

How do I say "to enter" 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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