ידע

Aramaic

Verb

ידע

1. to know

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Hebrew

Etymology

From the root י־ד־ע (y-d-`).

Pronunciation

• Noun:
  • (Modern Israeli) IPA^(key): /ˈjeda/
• Verb:
  • (Modern Israeli) IPA^(key): /jaˈda/

Noun

יֶדַע • (yéda) m (plural indefinite form ידעים, singular construct form ידע, plural construct form ידעי)

1. Knowledge: that which is known (to a given knower).
   • ידע on the Hebrew Wikipedia.he.Wikipedia

Verb

יָדַע (yadá) (pa'ál construction)

1. To know (a fact).

   לא, אני לא רוצה לדעת למה היא ישנה עם הנעליים שלו.

   lo, ani lo rotse/rotsa lada'at lama hi y'shena im hana'alayim shelo.

   No, I don't want to know why she sleeps with his shoes.

2. To know how (to do something).
3. (literary) To know (a person or place).
4. (archaic) To know, to have sex with.

Conjugation

Conjugation table

non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לָדַעַת
finite forms		masculine singular	feminine singular	masculine plural	feminine plural
past	first person	יָדַעְתִּי		יָדַעְנוּ
	second person	יָדַעְתָּ	יָדַעְתְּ	יְדַעְתֶּם	יְדַעְתֶּן1
	third person	יָדַע	יָדְעָה	יָדְעוּ
present	all persons	יוֹדֵעַ	יוֹדַעַת	יוֹדְעִים	יוֹדְעוֹת
future	first person	אֵדַע		נֵדַע
	second person	תֵּדַע	תֵּדְעִי	תֵּדְעוּ	תדענה2
	third person	יֵדַע	תֵּדַע	יֵדְעוּ	תדענה2
imperative	second person	דַּע	דְּעִי	דְּעוּ	דענה2
notes		Uncommon in modern informal Hebrew, but used in formal speech and writing. Uncommon in modern Hebrew.

References

• Strong's Concordance number: H3045