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

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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