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Verbs: Infinitives 1

Grammar Notes

Infinitives in Hebrew are very similar to ones in English; they are the verb plus - at the front (which does the same thing as "to" does in infinitives in English). There are a few irregular ones, so it does well to memorize them.

Lessons

Lesson 1

  • – to swim
  • – to be
  • – to go
  • – to cook
  • – to write
  • – to see

Lesson 2

  • – to talk
  • – to run
  • – to give
  • – to sleep
  • – to pay
  • – to do

Lesson 3

  • – to drink
  • – to open
  • – to hear
  • – to close
  • – to play
  • – to tell

Lesson 4

  • – to touch
  • – to find
  • – to tell
  • – to get
  • – to set
  • – to come
  • – to help

Lesson 5

  • – to go back
  • – to buy
  • – to cut
  • – to live
  • – to take
  • – to work
  • – to visit
  • – to know
  • – to fix

Lesson 6

  • – to contain
  • – to draw, to paint
  • – to suffer
  • – to prevent
  • – to flee
📖 Story: Plans for Friday 7 sentences · 3 questions

Plans for Friday

  1. Today is Friday, and we have a lot of time.
  2. Dad wants to sleep until noon.
  3. Mom loves to cook, so she is going to buy fish.
  4. I want to go to the sea and swim.
  5. My sister wants to draw and watch a movie.
  6. But then Grandma comes to visit.
  7. Now everyone has to sit and drink tea with Grandma.

Questions

What does Dad want to do?

Why does Mom go to buy fish?

What does everyone do in the end?

Practice

The rule

The infinitive ("to do") starts with ל־. It follows verbs like (want), (like), (need), (can).

to writeto go
to drinkto see
to cookto sleep

Each sentence shows the rule. Listen, say it after the voice, then tap the grey bar for the meaning and a note on the rule. The pattern quiz blanks out the key form.

Sentences

  • – I want to swim · רוצה + infinitive
  • – She loves to cook · אוהבת + infinitive
  • – We need to pay · צריכים + infinitive
  • – Do you want to come with me? · לבוא – to come
  • – It's hard to sleep when it's hot · קשה + infinitive
  • – I can help · יכול + infinitive
  • – He is going to buy bread · going to + infinitive
  • – Don't touch (it's forbidden to touch) · אסור + infinitive

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