Conjugation of לַעֲנוֹת

Verb – PA'AL

Root: ע - נ - ה

The final radical of this word disappears or turns into a vowel in inflected forms.

The first radical of this word is guttural; this affects the adjacent vowels.

Meaning

to answer, to reply

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Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		🔊 עוֹנֶה one I / you m. sg. / he / it answer(s)	🔊 עוֹנָה ona I / you f. sg. / she / it answer(s)	🔊 עוֹנִים onim we / you m. pl. / they m. answer	🔊 עוֹנוֹת onot we / you f. pl. / they f. answer
Past tense	1st	🔊 עָנִיתִי aniti I answered		🔊 עָנִינוּ aninu we answered
	2nd	🔊 עָנִיתָ anita you m. sg. answered	🔊 עָנִית anit you f. sg. answered	🔊 עֲנִיתֶם anitem you m. pl. answered The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 עָנִיתֶם anitem	🔊 עֲנִיתֶן aniten you f. pl. answered The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 עָנִיתֶן aniten
	3rd	🔊 עָנָה ana he / it answered	🔊 עָנְתָה anta she / it answered	🔊 עָנוּ anu they answered
Future tense	1st	🔊 אֶעֱנֶה e'ene I will answer		🔊 נַעֲנֶה na'ane we will answer
	2nd	🔊 תַּעֲנֶה ta'ane you m. sg. will answer	🔊 תַּעֲנִי ta'ani you f. sg. will answer	🔊 תַּעֲנוּ ta'anu you m. pl. will answer	🔊 תַּעֲנֶינָה ta'anena you f. pl. will answer In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תַּעֲנוּ ta'anu
	3rd	🔊 יַעֲנֶה ya'ane he / it will answer	🔊 תַּעֲנֶה ta'ane she / it will answer	🔊 יַעֲנוּ ya'anu they m. will answer	🔊 תַּעֲנֶינָה ta'anena they f. will answer In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יַעֲנוּ ya'anu
Imperative		🔊 עֲנֵה!‏ ane! (to a man) answer!	🔊 עֲנִי!‏ ani! (to a woman) answer!	🔊 עֲנוּ!‏ anu! (to men) answer!	🔊 עֲנֶינָה!‏ anena! (to women) answer! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 עֲנוּ!‏ anu!
Infinitive		🔊 לַעֲנוֹת la'anot to answer