להישמע – to be heard; to obey – Hebrew conjugation tables

Verb – NIF'AL

Root: שׁ - מ - ע

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

to be heard; to obey

Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
Verb form	Person	Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		נִשְׁמָע nishma I am / you m. sg. are / he / it is heard	נִשְׁמַעַת nishma'at I am / you f. sg. are / she / it is heard	נִשְׁמָעִים nishma'im we / you m. pl. / they m. are heard	נִשְׁמָעוֹת nishma'ot we / you f. pl. / they f. are heard
Past tense	1st	נִשְׁמַעְתִּי nishmati I was heard		נִשְׁמַעְנוּ nishmanu we were heard
	2nd	נִשְׁמַעְתָּ nishmata you m. sg. were heard	נִשְׁמַעְתְּ nishmat you f. sg. were heard	נִשְׁמַעְתֶּם nishma'atem you m. pl. were heard The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: נִשְׁמַעְתֶּם nishmatem	נִשְׁמַעְתֶּן nishma'aten you f. pl. were heard The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: נִשְׁמַעְתֶּן nishmaten
	3rd	נִשְׁמַע nishma he / it was heard	נִשְׁמְעָה nishme'a she / it was heard	נִשְׁמְעוּ nishme'u they were heard
Future tense	1st	אֶשָּׁמַע eshama I will be heard Alternative forms (uncommon): אֶשָּׁמֵעַ eshamea		נִשָּׁמַע ~ נישמע nishama we will be heard Alternative forms (uncommon): נִשָּׁמֵעַ ~ נישמע nishamea
	2nd	תִּשָּׁמַע ~ תישמע tishama you m. sg. will be heard Alternative forms (uncommon): תִּשָּׁמֵעַ ~ תישמע tishamea	תִּשָּׁמְעִי ~ תישמעי tisham'i you f. sg. will be heard	תִּשָּׁמְעוּ ~ תישמעו tisham'u you m. pl. will be heard	תִּשָּׁמַעְנָה ~ תישמענה tishamana you f. pl. will be heard In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: תִּשָּׁמְעוּ ~ תישמעו tisham'u Alternative forms (uncommon): תִּשָּׁמְעוּ ~ תישמעו tisham'u
	3rd	יִשָּׁמַע ~ יישמע yishama he / it will be heard Alternative forms (uncommon): יִשָּׁמֵעַ ~ יישמע yishamea	תִּשָּׁמַע ~ תישמע tishama she / it will be heard Alternative forms (uncommon): תִּשָּׁמֵעַ ~ תישמע tishamea	יִשָּׁמְעוּ ~ יישמעו yisham'u they m. will be heard	תִּשָּׁמַעְנָה ~ תישמענה tishamana they f. will be heard In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: יִשָּׁמְעוּ ~ יישמעו yisham'u Alternative forms (uncommon): יִשָּׁמְעוּ ~ יישמעו yisham'u
Imperative		הִשָּׁמַע!‏ ~ הישמע!‏ hishama! (to a man) be heard! Alternative forms (uncommon): הִשָּׁמֵעַ!‏ ~ הישמע!‏ hishamea!	הִשָּׁמְעִי!‏ ~ הישמעי!‏ hisham'i! (to a woman) be heard!	הִשָּׁמְעוּ!‏ ~ הישמעו!‏ hisham'u! (to men) be heard!	הִשָּׁמַעְנָה!‏ ~ הישמענה!‏ hishamana! (to women) be heard! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: הִשָּׁמְעוּ!‏ ~ הישמעו!‏ hisham'u! Alternative forms (uncommon): הִשָּׁמְעוּ!‏ ~ הישמעו!‏ hisham'u!
Infinitive		לְהִשָּׁמֵעַ ~ להישמע lehishamea לְהִשָּׁמַע ~ להישמע lehishama to be heard

Word	Root	Part of speech	Meaning
הַשְׁמָעָה hashma'a	שׁ - מ - ע	Noun – haktala pattern, feminine	playback, playing (of music, a recording); reading aloud
מַשְׁמָע mashma	שׁ - מ - ע	Noun – maktal pattern, masculine	meaning
מַשְׁמָעוּת mashma'ut	שׁ - מ - ע	Noun – feminine	meaning
מַשְׁמָעוּתִי mashma'uti	שׁ - מ - ע	Adjective	significant, important
מִשְׁמַעַת mishma'at	שׁ - מ - ע	Noun – miktelet pattern, feminine	discipline
שִׁימּוּעַ shimua	שׁ - מ - ע	Noun – kittul pattern, masculine	hearing (law)
שְׁמוּעָה shmu'a	שׁ - מ - ע	Noun – ktula pattern, feminine	rumour, gossip
לִשְׁמוֹעַ lishmoa	שׁ - מ - ע	Verb – pa'al	to hear; to listen
לְהַשְׁמִיעַ lehashmia	שׁ - מ - ע	Verb – hif'il	to make a sound, to play (music, etc.)
לְהִשְׁתַּמֵּעַ lehishtamea	שׁ - מ - ע	Verb – hitpa'el	to be evident, to follow from the context; to talk later (over the telephone)