Conjugation of the Hebrew Verb "לדעת" (lada'at)

לדעת

lada'at

to know

Root (שורש)

י.ד.ע

y.d.a

Binyan (בניין)

Pa'al (קל)

Tenses

4 forms

הווה — Present Tense

The present tense has 4 forms based on gender and number. It also functions as the active participle. No person distinction — context and pronouns clarify the subject.

Form	Hebrew	Transliteration
Masculine sg.	יודע	yode'a
Feminine sg.	יודעת	yoda'at
Masculine pl.	יודעים	yod'im
Feminine pl.	יודעות	yod'ot

עבר — Past Tense

Past tense is formed by adding suffixes to the verb stem. Distinguishes person, number, and gender (in 2nd/3rd person singular).

Pronoun		Hebrew	Transliteration
אני	ani	ידעתי	yada'ti
אתה	ata	ידעת	yada'ta
את	at	ידעת	yada'at
הוא	hu	ידע	yada
היא	hi	ידעה	yad'a
אנחנו	anakhnu	ידענו	yada'nu
אתם	atem	ידעתם	yada'tem
הם/הן	hem/hen	ידעו	yad'u

עתיד — Future Tense

Future tense is formed by adding prefixes (and sometimes suffixes) to the verb stem. The prefix indicates person: א- (I), ת- (you/she), י- (he/they), נ- (we).

Pronoun		Hebrew	Transliteration
אני	ani	אדע	eda
אתה	ata	תדע	teda
את	at	תדעי	ted'i
הוא	hu	ידע	yeda
היא	hi	תדע	teda
אנחנו	anakhnu	נדע	neda
אתם	atem	תדעו	ted'u
הם/הן	hem/hen	ידעו	yed'u

ציווי — Imperative

Direct commands with gender distinction in singular forms.

Form	Hebrew	Transliteration
Masculine sg.	דע	da
Feminine sg.	דעי	de'i
Plural	דעו	de'u

Example Sentences (דוגמאות)

.אני לא יודע

Ani lo yode'a.

I don't know.

?את יודעת עברית

At yoda'at ivrit?

Do you know Hebrew? (to a woman)

.ידעתי שזה יקרה

Yada'ti she-ze yikre.

I knew it would happen.