The Hebrew word “להשתמש” (lehishtamesh) means “to use”. It belongs to the Hitpa’el verb group and is conjugated differently depending on tense and subject.

• אפשר להשתמש בשירותים? (Efshar lehishtamesh ba-sherutim?) – May I use the bathroom?
• הוא השתמש במחשב שלי. (Hu hishtamesh ba-machshev sheli.) – He used my computer.
• אנחנו צריכים להשתמש בכל הכלים האלה. (Anachnu tzrichim lehishtamesh be-khol ha-kelim ha-eleh.) – We need to use all these tools.

The verb lehishtamesh belongs to the Hitpa’el verb conjugation pattern in Hebrew. This pattern often indicates a reflexive or reciprocal action, although in the case of lehishtamesh, it simply means “to use”.

When using lehishtamesh, it is typically followed by the preposition בְּ- (bə-) which means “in” or “with”.

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