ענה

Hebrew

Root
ע־נ־ה (ʿ-n-h)
8 terms

Pronunciation

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Verb

עָנָה • (ʿanáh) (pa'al construction, passive counterpart נַעֲנָה) [with לְ־ (l-) ‘to’]

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

Usage notes

  • The verb עָנָה (aná) is never followed by a direct object.

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 עָנִיתִי עָנִינוּ
second עָנִיתָ עָנִית עֲנִיתֶם1 עֲנִיתֶן1
third עָנָה עָנְתָה עָנוּ
present עוֹנֶה עוֹנָה עוֹנִים עוֹנוֹת
future first אֶעֱנֶה נַעֲנֶה
second תַּעֲנֶה תַּעֲנִי תַּעֲנוּ תַּעֲנֶינָה2
third יַעֲנֶה תַּעֲנֶה יַעֲנוּ תַּעֲנֶינָה2
imperative עֲנֵה עֲנִי עֲנוּ עֲנֶינָה2

1 Pronounced עָנִיתֶם and עָנִיתֶן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

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