Learn how to use the verb "to do"
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| Shalom, ani Yana. Hi everybody! I’m Yana. |
| Welcome to HebrewPod101.com’s “Ivrit be-shalosh dakot”. The fastest, easiest, and most fun way to learn Hebrew. |
| In the last lesson, we learned how to use two verbs that describe going to a destination. |
| In this lesson, we will continue our lesson series dedicated to very common Hebrew verbs. |
| The second verb in our series is La’asot, which means "to do". |
| But as in English, you’ll see that the meaning of this verb is quite broad and it can be found in many different situations. |
| So imagine someone asks you Ma ata ose? Or, |
| Ma at osa? |
| That means "What are you doing?", male and female form. |
| So if you are doing your homework, for example, you will say in Hebrew Ani Ose shiurey bait. Or, |
| Ani Osa shiurey- bait. |
| [slowly] Ani ose shiurey- bait.(male) |
| [slowly] Ani osa shiurey-bait.(female) |
| So let’s break down this answer: |
| First we had: |
| Ose and Osa |
| This is the verb Laasot, to do, in the present singular form. And it can be used no matter if you’re talking in the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd person. |
| Ani ose/osa |
| Ata/at ose/osa |
| hu/hi ose/osa |
| Note that in Hebrew, you can use the present singular to say that you are doing something right now. |
| For example if someone asks you to come and give him a hand but you are preparing the meal, you can say Sliha, ani ose aruhat-boker! which literally means "Sorry, I am preparing breakfast!" Here we are using the present singular. |
| So now, let’s have a broader look at what can you say with this verb Laasot in Hebrew; |
| It can mean "to prepare" as we saw just before, |
| Sometimes, it can also stands for "to work" as in Ma ata ose? Ma at osa?, meaning “what do you do for work?”. |
| It can also replace a lot of other verbs, for example "to buy" as in Ani ose/osa kniyot which is "I’m shopping." Or Ani ose/osa tiyul which is “I’m doing a trip”. |
| This verb can also express the verb "to make" or "to create" in English, as in Ani osa et ha-bgadim sheli which is "I make my own clothes". (female). Also you can use it in Ani ose psalim for "I do sculpture" (male). |
| Now it’s time for Yana’s Insights. |
| In Hebrew, we often say Ma na’ase ba-erev? That means “What are we going to do tonight”? |
| For example, if you are with some friends at night and you haven't decided your plans yet, you can ask it, it will sound very natural Ma na’ase ba-erev? This is |
| In this lesson, we learned how to use the verb La’asot in many different contexts and I’m sure it will help you a lot! |
| Next time we’ll learn another very useful and romantic verb, Le’ehov. |
| Do you know what this Hebrew verb means? I’m sure you have an idea! |
| I’ll be waiting for you in the next Ivrit be-shalosh dakot. |
| Lehitraot ve-ad ha-paam ha-baa!! |
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