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Hebrew vocabulary: verb patterns

To need, to be about to, to remember: the Hebrew verb phrases that keep coming back in conversation.

Here are 100 Hebrew words on “Verb patterns”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 39 words

HebrewEnglish
להסכים ל-to agree to
לענות ל-to answer to
להיות מסוגל ל-to be able to
לפחד מ-to be afraid of
להיות רשאי ל-to be allowed to
לייחס חשיבות ל-to be keen on
להיות מחויב ל-to be obliged to
להיות אחראי ל-to be responsible for
לשמש ל-to be used for
להיות מודע ל-to become aware of
להתחיל ל-to begin to
להמשיךto carry on
לבחור ל-to choose to
להיכנסto come in
להסתדר בליto do without
לגלותto find outLearn a piece of information
לסיים ל-to finish doing
לצאתto get out
לגרום ל-to give rise to
להסתלקto go away
לחזור פנימהto go back inside
לעבור דרךto go through
זה עתהto have just done
לעזור ל-to help to
ללמוד ל-to learn to
להסתכל עלto look at
לצאת מזהto pull through
לשים קץ ל-to put an end to
לסמוך עלto rely on
להפגיןto show evidence of
לפתוח ב-to start doing
להיעצרto stop
לחדול מ-to stop doing
להצליח ל-to succeed inManage to do something
להביא בחשבוןto take into account
להשתתף ב-to take part in
לבטוח ב-to trust
לנסות ל-to try to
להשתמש ב-to use

Level 2: medium 40 words

HebrewEnglish
להיות עלול ל-to be likely to
לצחצח שינייםto brush one’s teeth
להירגעto calm down
לדאוג ל-to care about
להתרחשto come about
להיתקל ב-to come across
להחליט ל-to decide to
לחלום עלto dream of
להירדםto fall asleep
לריבto fall out
להשתעמםto get bored
ללכת לאיבודto get lost
להתחתןto get married
לרדת מ-to get off
לעלות עלto get on
להתכונן ל-to get ready to
להחזירto give back
לוותרto give up
לגשת לענייןto go about it
לחזור עלto go over
למהרto hurry up
להצטרף ל-to join in
להשגיח עלto keep an eye on
לשמור עלto look afterSee to someone’s well-being
לגמור אומרto make up one’s mind
להציע ל-to offer to
לשים לב ל-to pay attention to
להבטיח ל-to promise to
ללבושto put on
לסבולto put up with
להחליםto recover
לשבתto sit down
להיפרדto split up
להסתער עלto tackle
להעסיקto take on
להרהר ב-to think over
לכבותto turn off
להתעוררto wake up
להתרחץto wash oneself
לדאוגto worry

Level 3: hard 21 words

HebrewEnglish
להיעזר ב-to call upon
להיות תלוי ב-to depend on
להיות ראוי ל-to deserve to
לעודד ל-to encourage to
להסתדר עםto get along
ללכת ל-to go to
לחלקto hand out
לרסןto hold back
להיפצעto hurt oneself
להודיע עלto inform of
להתעקש עלto insist on
להזמין ל-to invite to
לצפות בקוצר רוח ל-to look forward to
ללעוגto make fun
להדוףto push back
לסרב ל-to refuse to
להצטער עלto regret
לחשוד ב-to suspect
לקחת על עצמוto take charge of
לדחותto turn downRefuse, not accept
להתפשטto undress

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?
This page gives 100 Hebrew words on “Verb patterns”. The full topic holds 151 in the KoKo app: 58 at the easy level, 61 at the medium level and 32 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?
With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
How can I remember this Hebrew vocabulary?
By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
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