Feelings live in the hitpael
Feelings like being ashamed, being proud or getting upset mostly live in one verb pattern: hitpael. You spot it by mit- at the front in the present and lehit- in the infinitive, the dictionary form. For example: “הוא מתבייש לדבר עברית, היא מתגאה בילדים.” — He is ashamed to speak Hebrew, she is proud of the children. A rule from the Hebrew course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
Feelings like being ashamed, being proud or getting upset mostly live in one verb pattern: hitpael. You spot it by mit- at the front in the present and lehit- in the infinitive, the dictionary form.
The pattern says the feeling happens inside you: lehitbayesh (להתבייש (леитбайеш)) — to be ashamed; lehitatzev (להתעצב (леитацев)) — to get upset, from the same root as atzuv, sad.
The present changes for gender and number, not person: mitbayesh — he is ashamed, mitbayeshet — she is, mitbayeshim — they are. Learn it once and it fits everyone.
One trap: in the past the front becomes hit-: hitbayeshti — I was ashamed, hitatzev — he got upset. The m- of the present is gone.
Table
| infinitive | he | she | translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| להתבייש | מתבייש | מתביישת | to be ashamed |
| להתגאות | מתגאה | מתגאה | to be proud |
| להתעצב | מתעצב | מתעצבת | to get upset |
| להתנהג | מתנהג | מתנהגת | to behave |
By example
- הוא מתבייש לדבר עברית, היא מתגאה בילדים.у митбайеш ледабер иврит, хи митгаа ба-йеладим.He is ashamed to speak Hebrew, she is proud of the children.
- היא מתעצבת כשהגשם חזק.хи митацевет кше-ха-гешем хазак.She gets upset when the rain is heavy.
- הילדים מתנהגים יפה בבית הספר.ха-йеладим митнагим яфе бе-бейт сефер.The children behave well at school.
- להתבייש לפני כולם אין סיבה.леитбайеш лифней кулам эйн сиба.There is no need to be ashamed of everyone around.
How the rule settles in your head
A rule is not memorized from an explanation. It is memorized from an attempt to use it and a mistake — that is why the app delivers it mixed in with words, not as a separate lesson: it resurfaces exactly where you forgot it.
Frequently asked
How to say I am ashamed in Hebrew?
The pattern says the feeling happens inside you: lehitbayesh (להתבייש) — to be ashamed; lehitatzev (להתעצב) — to get upset, from the same root as atzuv, sad.
The hitpael binyan for feelings?
Feelings like being ashamed, being proud or getting upset mostly live in one verb pattern: hitpael. You spot it by mit- at the front in the present and lehit- in the infinitive, the dictionary form.
How to say to be proud in Hebrew?
The pattern says the feeling happens inside you: lehitbayesh (להתבייש) — to be ashamed; lehitatzev (להתעצב) — to get upset, from the same root as atzuv, sad.
What does it look like in a Hebrew example sentence?
“הוא מתבייש לדבר עברית, היא מתגאה בילדים.” (у митбайеш ледабер иврит, хи митгаа ба-йеладим.) — He is ashamed to speak Hebrew, she is proud of the children. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.