Conjugation of לְקָרֵב

Verb – PI'EL

Root: ק - ר - ב

The middle radical of this word is guttural. It cannot bear a dagesh, and the adjacent vowels may be affected.

Meaning

to bring closer

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Active forms Binyan Pi'el

Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		🔊 מְקָרֵב mekarev I / you m. sg. / he / it bring(s) closer	🔊 מְקָרֶבֶת mekarevet I / you f. sg. / she / it bring(s) closer	🔊 מְקָרְבִים mekarvim we / you m. pl. / they m. bring closer	🔊 מְקָרְבוֹת mekarvot we / you f. pl. / they f. bring closer
Past tense	1st	🔊 קֵרַבְתִּי ~ קירבתי keravti I brought closer		🔊 קֵרַבְנוּ ~ קירבנו keravnu we brought closer
	2nd	🔊 קֵרַבְתָּ ~ קירבת keravta you m. sg. brought closer	🔊 קֵרַבְתְּ ~ קירבת keravt you f. sg. brought closer	🔊 קֵרַבְתֶּם ~ קירבתם keravtem you m. pl. brought closer The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 קֵרַבְתֶּם ~ קירבתם keravtem	🔊 קֵרַבְתֶּן ~ קירבתן keravten you f. pl. brought closer The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 קֵרַבְתֶּן ~ קירבתן keravten
	3rd	🔊 קֵרֵב ~ קירב kerev 🔊 קֵרַב ~ קירב kerav he / it brought closer	🔊 קֵרְבָה ~ קירבה kerva she / it brought closer	🔊 קֵרְבוּ ~ קירבו kervu they brought closer
Future tense	1st	🔊 אֲקָרֵב akarev I will bring closer		🔊 נְקָרֵב nekarev we will bring closer
	2nd	🔊 תְּקָרֵב tekarev you m. sg. will bring closer	🔊 תְּקָרְבִי tekarvi you f. sg. will bring closer	🔊 תְּקָרְבוּ tekarvu you m. pl. will bring closer	🔊 תְּקָרֵבְנָה tekarevna you f. pl. will bring closer In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תְּקָרְבוּ tekarvu
	3rd	🔊 יְקָרֵב yekarev he / it will bring closer	🔊 תְּקָרֵב tekarev she / it will bring closer	🔊 יְקָרְבוּ yekarvu they m. will bring closer	🔊 תְּקָרֵבְנָה tekarevna they f. will bring closer In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יְקָרְבוּ yekarvu
Imperative		🔊 קָרֵב!‏ karev! (to a man) bring closer!	🔊 קָרְבִי!‏ karvi! (to a woman) bring closer!	🔊 קָרְבוּ!‏ karvu! (to men) bring closer!	🔊 קָרֵבְנָה!‏ karevna! (to women) bring closer! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 קָרְבוּ!‏ karvu!
Infinitive		🔊 לְקָרֵב lekarev to bring closer

Passive forms Binyan Pu'al

Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		🔊 מְקֹרָב ~ מקורב mekorav I am / you m. sg. are / he / it is brought closer	🔊 מְקֹרֶבֶת ~ מקורבת mekorevet I am / you f. sg. are / she / it is brought closer	🔊 מְקֹרָבִים ~ מקורבים mekoravim we / you m. pl. / they m. are brought closer	🔊 מְקֹרָבוֹת ~ מקורבות mekoravot we / you f. pl. / they f. are brought closer
Past tense	1st	🔊 קֹרַבְתִּי ~ קורבתי koravti I was brought closer		🔊 קֹרַבְנוּ ~ קורבנו koravnu we were brought closer
	2nd	🔊 קֹרַבְתָּ ~ קורבת koravta you m. sg. were brought closer	🔊 קֹרַבְתְּ ~ קורבת koravt you f. sg. were brought closer	🔊 קֹרַבְתֶּם ~ קורבתם koravtem you m. pl. were brought closer The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 קֹרַבְתֶּם ~ קורבתם koravtem	🔊 קֹרַבְתֶּן ~ קורבתן koravten you f. pl. were brought closer The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 קֹרַבְתֶּן ~ קורבתן koravten
	3rd	🔊 קֹרַב ~ קורב korav he / it was brought closer	🔊 קֹרְבָה ~ קורבה korva she / it was brought closer	🔊 קֹרְבוּ ~ קורבו korvu they were brought closer
Future tense	1st	🔊 אֲקֹרַב ~ אקורב akorav I will be brought closer		🔊 נְקֹרַב ~ נקורב nekorav we will be brought closer
	2nd	🔊 תְּקֹרַב ~ תקורב tekorav you m. sg. will be brought closer	🔊 תְּקֹרְבִי ~ תקורבי tekorvi you f. sg. will be brought closer	🔊 תְּקֹרְבוּ ~ תקורבו tekorvu you m. pl. will be brought closer	🔊 תְּקֹרַבְנָה ~ תקורבנה tekoravna you f. pl. will be brought closer In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תְּקֹרְבוּ ~ תקורבו tekorvu
	3rd	🔊 יְקֹרַב ~ יקורב yekorav he / it will be brought closer	🔊 תְּקֹרַב ~ תקורב tekorav she / it will be brought closer	🔊 יְקֹרְבוּ ~ יקורבו yekorvu they m. will be brought closer	🔊 תְּקֹרַבְנָה ~ תקורבנה tekoravna they f. will be brought closer In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יְקֹרְבוּ ~ יקורבו yekorvu