Verb – PA'AL
Root: כ - ת - ב
This root does not have any special conjugation properties.
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| 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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