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To Give: לתת

לָתֵת (latet) is a pa'al verb from the root נ־ת־ן, ranked #32 of the 100 most used Hebrew verbs.

to give
לָתֵת
latet
Root
נ־ת־ן
Binyan
pa'al
Gizra
pe-nun

The infinitive is לתת, not לתתן; both nuns drop in the infinitive, future, and imperative.

Same Root
מַתָּנָה · giftנְתִינָה · givingנָתוּן · given; datum
Examples

הוּא נוֹתֵן לִי מַתָּנָה.

hu noten li matanah.

He is giving me a gift.

נָתַתִּי לָהּ אֶת הַמַּפְתֵּחַ.

natati lah et hamafteakh.

I gave her the key.

תְּנִי לִי רֶגַע.

tni li rega.

Give me a moment.

Present
PersonHebrewTransliteration
הוא / אתה · he / you (m)נוֹתֵןnoten
היא / את · she / you (f)נוֹתֶנֶתnotenet
הם / אתם · they / you (m pl)נוֹתְנִיםnotnim
הן / אתן · they / you (f pl)נוֹתְנוֹתnotnot
Past
PersonHebrewTransliteration
אני · Iנָתַתִּיnatati
אתה · you (m)נָתַתָּnatata
את · you (f)נָתַתְּnatat
הוא · heנָתַןnatan
היא · sheנָתְנָהnatnah
אנחנו · weנָתַנּוּnatannu
אתם · you (pl m)נְתַתֶּםnetatem
אתן · you (pl f)נְתַתֶּןnetaten
הם / הן · theyנָתְנוּnatnu
Future
PersonHebrewTransliteration
אני · Iאֶתֵּןeten
אתה · you (m)תִּתֵּןtiten
את · you (f)תִּתְּנִיtitni
הוא · heיִתֵּןyiten
היא · sheתִּתֵּןtiten
אנחנו · weנִתֵּןniten
אתם · you (pl m)תִּתְּנוּtitnu
אתן · you (pl f)תִּתֵּנָּהtittenah
הם / הן · theyיִתְּנוּyitnu

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

Imperative
PersonHebrewTransliteration
אתה · you (m)תֵּןten
את · you (f)תְּנִיtni
אתם / אתן · you (pl)תְּנוּtnu

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Frequently Asked Questions

What binyan is לתת?

לָתֵת is a pa'al verb, in the pe-nun gizra, from the root נ־ת־ן.

How do I say "to give" 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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