Verb – PA'AL
Root: כ - ת - ב
This root does not have any special conjugation properties.
| Verb form | Person | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masculine | Feminine | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Present tense / Participle | כּוֹתֵב kotev I / you m. sg. / he / it write(s) | כּוֹתֶבֶת kotevet I / you f. sg. / she / it write(s) | כּוֹתְבִים kotvim we / you m. pl. / they m. write | כּוֹתְבוֹת kotvot we / you f. pl. / they f. write | |
| Past tense | 1st | כָּתַבְתִּי katavti I wrote | כָּתַבְנוּ katavnu we wrote | ||
| 2nd | כָּתַבְתָּ katavta you m. sg. wrote | כָּתַבְתְּ katavt you f. sg. wrote | כְּתַבְתֶּם ktavtem you m. pl. wrote The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: כָּתַבְתֶּם katavtem | כְּתַבְתֶּן ktavten you f. pl. wrote The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: כָּתַבְתֶּן katavten | |
| 3rd | כָּתַב katav he / it wrote | כָּתְבָה katva she / it wrote | כָּתְבוּ katvu they wrote | ||
| Future tense | 1st | אֶכְתֹּב ~ אכתוב echtov I will write | נִכְתֹּב ~ נכתוב nichtov we will write | ||
| 2nd | תִּכְתֹּב ~ תכתוב tichtov you m. sg. will write | תִּכְתְּבִי tichtevi you f. sg. will write | תִּכְתְּבוּ tichtevu you m. pl. will write | תִּכְתֹּבְנָה ~ תכתובנה tichtovna you f. pl. will write In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: תִּכְתְּבוּ tichtevu | |
| 3rd | יִכְתֹּב ~ יכתוב yichtov he / it will write | תִּכְתֹּב ~ תכתוב tichtov she / it will write | יִכְתְּבוּ yichtevu they m. will write | תִּכְתֹּבְנָה ~ תכתובנה tichtovna they f. will write In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: יִכְתְּבוּ yichtevu | |
| Imperative | כְּתֹב! ~ כתוב! ktov! (to a man) write! | כִּתְבִי! kitvi! (to a woman) write! | כִּתְבוּ! kitvu! (to men) write! | כְּתֹבְנָה! ~ כתובנה! ktovna! (to women) write! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: כִּתְבוּ! kitvu! | |
| Infinitive | לִכְתֹּב ~ לכתוב lichtov to write | ||||
| Word | Root | Part of speech | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| הַכְתָּבָהhachtava | כ - ת - ב | Noun – haktala pattern, feminine | dictation |
| הִתְכַּתְּבוּתhitkatvut | כ - ת - ב | Noun – hitkattlut pattern, feminine | correspondence (by mail) |
| כִּיתּוּבkituv | כ - ת - ב | Noun – kittul pattern, masculine | caption |
| כַּתָּבkatav | כ - ת - ב | Noun – kattal pattern, masculine | reporter, journalist |
| כְּתָבktav | כ - ת - ב | Noun – ktal pattern, masculine | writing, script |
| לְהִיכָּתֵבlehikatev | כ - ת - ב | Verb – nif'al | to be written |
| לְכַתֵּבlechatev | כ - ת - ב | Verb – pi'el | to address; to add in address field (computer jargon); to engrave (biblical) |
| לְהַכְתִּיבlehachtiv | כ - ת - ב | Verb – hif'il | to dictate; to command |
| לְהִתְכַּתֵּבlehitkatev | כ - ת - ב | Verb – hitpa'el | to correspond, to exchange letters |
| כַּתָּבָהkatava | כ - ת - ב | Noun – kattala pattern, feminine | report, article (journalism) |
| כַּתְבָןkatvan | כ - ת - ב | Noun – katlan pattern, masculine | graphomaniac, pulp-writer |
| כָּתוּבkatuv | כ - ת - ב | Adjective – katul pattern | written |
| כְּתוּבָּהktuba | כ - ת - ב | Noun – ktulla pattern, feminine | marriage contract (Judaism), ketubah |
| כְּתוּבִיּוֹתktuviyot | כ - ת - ב | Noun – feminine | subtitles (in video) |
| כְּתוֹבֶתktovet | כ - ת - ב | Noun – ktolet pattern, feminine | address |
| כְּתִיבktiv | כ - ת - ב | Noun – ktil pattern, masculine | spelling, orthography |
| כְּתִיבָהktiva | כ - ת - ב | Noun – ktila pattern, feminine | writing (process), recording |
| מִכְתָּבmichtav | כ - ת - ב | Noun – miktal pattern, masculine | letter, message |
| תִּכְתּוֹבֶתtichtovet | כ - ת - ב | Noun – tiktolet pattern, feminine | correspondence, mail exchange |
| תַּכְתִּיבtachtiv | כ - ת - ב | Noun – taktil pattern, masculine | dictate, edict |
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