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Pa'al conjugation: לִכְתֹּב — to write
Model regular pa'al verb (shlemim)
Regular pa'al verbs follow this model: לִסְגֹּר (to close), לִגְמֹר (to finish), לִשְׁמֹר (to keep), לִזְכֹּר (to remember), לִרְקֹד (to dance), לִבְדֹּק (to check). Present tense is the כּוֹתֵב pattern, the infinitive is לִפְעֹל.
| Person | Past | Present | Future |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | כָּתַבְתִּיkatavti | כּוֹתֵב / כּוֹתֶבֶתkotev / kotevet | אֶכְתֹּבechtov |
| you (m) | כָּתַבְתָּkatavta | כּוֹתֵבkotev | תִּכְתֹּבtichtov |
| you (f) | כָּתַבְתְּkatavt | כּוֹתֶבֶתkotevet | תִּכְתְּבִיtichtevi |
| he | כָּתַבkatav | כּוֹתֵבkotev | יִכְתֹּבyichtov |
| she | כָּתְבָהkatva | כּוֹתֶבֶתkotevet | תִּכְתֹּבtichtov |
| we | כָּתַבְנוּkatavnu | כּוֹתְבִים / כּוֹתְבוֹתkotvim / kotvot | נִכְתֹּבnichtov |
| you (m pl) | כְּתַבְתֶּםktavtem | כּוֹתְבִיםkotvim | תִּכְתְּבוּtichtevu |
| you (f pl) | כְּתַבְתֶּןktavten | כּוֹתְבוֹתkotvot | תִּכְתְּבוּtichtevu |
| they (m) | כָּתְבוּkatvu | כּוֹתְבִיםkotvim | יִכְתְּבוּyichtevu |
| they (f) | כָּתְבוּkatvu | כּוֹתְבוֹתkotvot | יִכְתְּבוּyichtevu |
| Infinitive | לִכְתֹּבlichtov | ||
| Imperative | כְּתֹב / כִּתְבִי / כִּתְבוּktov / kitvi / kitvu | ||
In speech the future often replaces the imperative: תִּכְתֹּב! instead of כְּתֹב. A negative command always uses the future: אַל תִּכְתֹּב — don't write.
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