Verb – PA'AL
Root: ר - ע - ב
The middle radical of this word is guttural; this affects the adjacent vowels.
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| Verb form | Person | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masculine | Feminine | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Present tense / Participle | 🔊 רָעֵב ra'ev I am / you m. sg. are / he / it is hungry | 🔊 רְעֵבָה re'eva I am / you f. sg. are / she / it is hungry | 🔊 רְעֵבִים re'evim we / you m. pl. / they m. are hungry | 🔊 רְעֵבוֹת re'evot we / you f. pl. / they f. are hungry | |
| Past tense | 1st | 🔊 רָעַבְתִּי ra'avti I was hungry | 🔊 רָעַבְנוּ ra'avnu we were hungry | ||
| 2nd | 🔊 רָעַבְתָּ ra'avta you m. sg. were hungry | 🔊 רָעַבְתְּ ra'avt you f. sg. were hungry | 🔊 רְעַבְתֶּם re'avtem you m. pl. were hungry The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 רָעַבְתֶּם ra'avtem | 🔊 רְעַבְתֶּן re'avten you f. pl. were hungry The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 רָעַבְתֶּן ra'avten | |
| 3rd | 🔊 רָעַב ra'av he / it was hungry | 🔊 רָעֲבָה ra'ava she / it was hungry | 🔊 רָעֲבוּ ra'avu they were hungry | ||
| Future tense | 1st | 🔊 אֶרְעַב er'av I will be hungry | 🔊 נִרְעַב nir'av we will be hungry | ||
| 2nd | 🔊 תִּרְעַב tir'av you m. sg. will be hungry | 🔊 תִּרְעֲבִי tir'avi you f. sg. will be hungry | 🔊 תִּרְעֲבוּ tir'avu you m. pl. will be hungry | 🔊 תִּרְעַבְנָה tir'avna you f. pl. will be hungry In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תִּרְעֲבוּ tir'avu | |
| 3rd | 🔊 יִרְעַב yir'av he / it will be hungry | 🔊 תִּרְעַב tir'av she / it will be hungry | 🔊 יִרְעֲבוּ yir'avu they m. will be hungry | 🔊 תִּרְעַבְנָה tir'avna they f. will be hungry In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יִרְעֲבוּ yir'avu | |
| Imperative | 🔊 רְעַב! re'av! (to a man) be hungry! | 🔊 רַעֲבִי! ra'avi! (to a woman) be hungry! | 🔊 רַעֲבוּ! ra'avu! (to men) be hungry! | 🔊 רְעַבְנָה! re'avna! (to women) be hungry! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 רַעֲבוּ! ra'avu! | |
| Infinitive | 🔊 לִרְעֹב ~ לרעוב lir'ov to be hungry | ||||
| Word | Root | Part of speech | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🔊 רָעָבra'av | ר - ע - ב | Noun – katal pattern, masculine | hunger |
| 🔊 רָעֵבra'ev | ר - ע - ב | Adjective – katel pattern | hungry |
| 🔊 לְהַרְעִיבlehar'iv | ר - ע - ב | Verb – hif'il | to make starve |
| 🔊 רְעַבְתָּןre'avtan | ר - ע - ב | Noun – ktaltan pattern, masculine | glutton |
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