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נהג

נהג

Hebrew

Root
נ־ה־ג

Verb

נָהַג • ‎(nahág) ‎(pa'al construction) (transitive)

lead, guide (an animal, a tour group, etc.)
lead, guide (a company, a generation, etc.)
drive (a vehicle)

Conjugation

Conjugation of נָהַג (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)

finite forms		singular		plural
non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לנהוג \ לִנְהֹג action noun: נְהִיגָה passive participle: נָהוּג
finite forms		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	נָהַגְתִּי		נָהַגְנוּ
	second	נָהַגְתָּ	נָהַגְתְּ	נְהַגְתֶּם¹	נְהַגְתֶּן¹
	third	נָהַג	נָהֲגָה	נָהֲגוּ
present		נוֹהֵג	נוֹהֶגֶת	נוֹהֲגִים	נוֹהֲגוֹת
future	first	אֶנְהַג		נִנְהַג
	second	תִּנְהַג	תִּנְהֲגִי	תִּנְהֲגוּ	תִּנְהַגְנָה²
	third	יִנְהַג	תִּנְהַג	יִנְהֲגוּ	תִּנְהַגְנָה²
imperative		נְהַג	נַהֲגִי	נַהֲגוּ	נְהַגְנָה²
notes		Pronounced נָהַגְתֶּם and נָהַגְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew. Uncommon in Modern Hebrew.

Noun

נַהָג • ‎(nahág) m ‎(plural indefinite נהגים)

driver of a vehicle

Usage notes

An alternative pronunciation is נֶהָג ‎(nehág).