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 (aná) is always followed by the preposition ל־ (l-, “to”) and never followed by either the definite direct object marker preposition אֵת (et, “ᴏʙᴊ”) and a direct object or an indefinite 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 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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