Conjugation of לְעַבֵּד

Verb – PI'EL

Root: ע - ב - ד

The first radical of this word is guttural; this affects the adjacent vowels.

Meaning

to work upon, to process

Active forms Binyan Pi'el

Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		מְעַבֵּד me'abed I / you m. sg. / he / it work(s) upon	מְעַבֶּדֶת me'abedet I / you f. sg. / she / it work(s) upon	מְעַבְּדִים me'abdim we / you m. pl. / they m. work upon	מְעַבְּדוֹת me'abdot we / you f. pl. / they f. work upon
Past tense	1st	עִבַּדְתִּי ~ עיבדתי ibadeti I worked upon		עִבַּדְנוּ ~ עיבדנו ibadnu we worked upon
	2nd	עִבַּדְתָּ ~ עיבדת ibadeta you m. sg. worked upon	עִבַּדְתְּ ~ עיבדת ibadet you f. sg. worked upon	עִבַּדְתֶּם ~ עיבדתם ibadetem you m. pl. worked upon The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: עִבַּדְתֶּם ~ עיבדתם ibadetem	עִבַּדְתֶּן ~ עיבדתן ibadeten you f. pl. worked upon The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: עִבַּדְתֶּן ~ עיבדתן ibadeten
	3rd	עִבֵּד ~ עיבד ibed he / it worked upon	עִבְּדָה ~ עיבדה ibda she / it worked upon	עִבְּדוּ ~ עיבדו ibdu they worked upon
Future tense	1st	אֲעַבֵּד a'abed I will work upon		נְעַבֵּד ne'abed we will work upon
	2nd	תְּעַבֵּד te'abed you m. sg. will work upon	תְּעַבְּדִי te'abdi you f. sg. will work upon	תְּעַבְּדוּ te'abdu you m. pl. will work upon	תְּעַבֵּדְנָה te'abedna you f. pl. will work upon In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: תְּעַבְּדוּ te'abdu
	3rd	יְעַבֵּד ye'abed he / it will work upon	תְּעַבֵּד te'abed she / it will work upon	יְעַבְּדוּ ye'abdu they m. will work upon	תְּעַבֵּדְנָה te'abedna they f. will work upon In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: יְעַבְּדוּ ye'abdu
Imperative		עַבֵּד!‏ abed! (to a man) work upon!	עַבְּדִי!‏ abdi! (to a woman) work upon!	עַבְּדוּ!‏ abdu! (to men) work upon!	עַבֵּדְנָה!‏ abedna! (to women) work upon! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: עַבְּדוּ!‏ abdu!
Infinitive		לְעַבֵּד le'abed to work upon

Passive forms Binyan Pu'al

Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		מְעֻבָּד ~ מעובד me'ubad I am / you m. sg. are / he / it is worked upon	מְעֻבֶּדֶת ~ מעובדת me'ubedet I am / you f. sg. are / she / it is worked upon	מְעֻבָּדִים ~ מעובדים me'ubadim we / you m. pl. / they m. are worked upon	מְעֻבָּדוֹת ~ מעובדות me'ubadot we / you f. pl. / they f. are worked upon
Past tense	1st	עֻבַּדְתִּי ~ עובדתי ubadeti I was worked upon		עֻבַּדְנוּ ~ עובדנו ubadnu we were worked upon
	2nd	עֻבַּדְתָּ ~ עובדת ubadeta you m. sg. were worked upon	עֻבַּדְתְּ ~ עובדת ubadet you f. sg. were worked upon	עֻבַּדְתֶּם ~ עובדתם ubadetem you m. pl. were worked upon The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: עֻבַּדְתֶּם ~ עובדתם ubadetem	עֻבַּדְתֶּן ~ עובדתן ubadeten you f. pl. were worked upon The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: עֻבַּדְתֶּן ~ עובדתן ubadeten
	3rd	עֻבַּד ~ עובד ubad he / it was worked upon	עֻבְּדָה ~ עובדה ubda she / it was worked upon	עֻבְּדוּ ~ עובדו ubdu they were worked upon
Future tense	1st	אֲעֻבַּד ~ אעובד a'ubad I will be worked upon		נְעֻבַּד ~ נעובד ne'ubad we will be worked upon
	2nd	תְּעֻבַּד ~ תעובד te'ubad you m. sg. will be worked upon	תְּעֻבְּדִי ~ תעובדי te'ubdi you f. sg. will be worked upon	תְּעֻבְּדוּ ~ תעובדו te'ubdu you m. pl. will be worked upon	תְּעֻבַּדְנָה ~ תעובדנה te'ubadna you f. pl. will be worked upon In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: תְּעֻבְּדוּ ~ תעובדו te'ubdu
	3rd	יְעֻבַּד ~ יעובד ye'ubad he / it will be worked upon	תְּעֻבַּד ~ תעובד te'ubad she / it will be worked upon	יְעֻבְּדוּ ~ יעובדו ye'ubdu they m. will be worked upon	תְּעֻבַּדְנָה ~ תעובדנה te'ubadna they f. will be worked upon In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: יְעֻבְּדוּ ~ יעובדו ye'ubdu