ענה

Hebrew
Root
ע־נ־ה‎ (ʿ-n-h)

Pronunciation
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Verb

עָנָה • (ʿanáh) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction, passive counterpart נַעֲנָה‎)

  1. to answer, to reply
  2. to respond, to react

Usage notes
  • The verb עָנָה‎ (ʿånǻh) is always followed by the preposition ל־‎ (l-, “to”) and never followed by the definite direct object marker preposition אֵת הַ־‎ (ēth ha-, “ᴏʙᴊ”).

Conjugation
Conjugation of עָנָה‎ (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
  • to-infinitive: לַעֲנוֹת‎
  • action noun: —
  • passive participle: —
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first עָנִיתִי‎עָנִינוּ‎
second עָנִיתָ‎עָנִית‎עֲנִיתֶם‎1עֲנִיתֶן‎1
third עָנָה‎עָנְתָה‎עָנוּ‎
present עוֹנֶה‎עוֹנָה‎עוֹנִים‎עוֹנוֹת‎
future first אֶעֱנֶה‎נַעֲנֶה‎
second תַּעֲנֶה‎תַּעֲנִי‎תַּעֲנוּ‎תַּעֲנֶינָה‎2
third יַעֲנֶה‎תַּעֲנֶה‎יַעֲנוּ‎תַּעֲנֶינָה‎2
imperative עֲנֵה‎עֲנִי‎עֲנוּ‎עֲנֶינָה‎2
notes
  1. Pronounced עָנִיתֶם‎ and עָנִיתֶן‎ in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

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