Verbs · 35/60
Pa'al: the two future-tense types
ef'ol (יִכְתֹּב) and ef'al (יִלְמַד)
Regular pa'al verbs have two kinds of future: with “o” (אֶכְתֹּב) and with “a” (אֶלְמַד). The “a” type usually appears when the second or third root letter is guttural (ח, ע, ה, א), plus a few common verbs that simply have to be memorised.
| Person | לִכְתֹּבlichtovto write | לִלְמֹדlilmodto learn | לִשְׁמֹעַlishmoato hear |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | אֶכְתֹּבechtov | אֶלְמַדelmad | אֶשְׁמַעeshma |
| you (m) | תִּכְתֹּבtichtov | תִּלְמַדtilmad | תִּשְׁמַעtishma |
| you (f) | תִּכְתְּבִיtichtevi | תִּלְמְדִיtilmedi | תִּשְׁמְעִיtishme'i |
| he | יִכְתֹּבyichtov | יִלְמַדyilmad | יִשְׁמַעyishma |
| she | תִּכְתֹּבtichtov | תִּלְמַדtilmad | תִּשְׁמַעtishma |
| we | נִכְתֹּבnichtov | נִלְמַדnilmad | נִשְׁמַעnishma |
| you (m pl) | תִּכְתְּבוּtichtevu | תִּלְמְדוּtilmedu | תִּשְׁמְעוּtishme'u |
| you (f pl) | תִּכְתְּבוּtichtevu | תִּלְמְדוּtilmedu | תִּשְׁמְעוּtishme'u |
| they (m) | יִכְתְּבוּyichtevu | יִלְמְדוּyilmedu | יִשְׁמְעוּyishme'u |
| they (f) | יִכְתְּבוּyichtevu | יִלְמְדוּyilmedu | יִשְׁמְעוּyishme'u |
| Infinitive | Future (he) | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| לִלְמֹדlilmod | יִלְמַדyilmad | to learn |
| לִשְׁמֹעַlishmoa | יִשְׁמַעyishma | to hear |
| לִפְתֹּחַliftoach | יִפְתַּחyiftach | to open |
| לִשְׁלֹחַlishloach | יִשְׁלַחyishlach | to send |
| לִשְׁאֹלlish'ol | יִשְׁאַלyish'al | to ask |
| לִשְׁכֹּחַlishkoach | יִשְׁכַּחyishkach | to forget |
| לִבְחֹרlivchor | יִבְחַרyivchar | to choose |
| לִצְעֹקlits'ok | יִצְעַקyits'ak | to shout |
| לִלְבֹּשׁlilbosh | יִלְבַּשׁyilbash | to put on, wear |
| לִשְׁכַּבlishkav | יִשְׁכַּבyishkav | to lie down |
| לִגְדֹּלligdol | יִגְדַּלyigdal | to grow |
| לִרְכֹּבlirkov | יִרְכַּבyirkav | to ride |
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