Conjugation of לְשַׁווֵּעַ

Verb – PI'EL

Root: שׁ - ו - ע

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

Meaning

to yearn, to implore, to need desperately (lit.)

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Active forms Binyan Pi'el

Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		🔊 מְשַׁוֵּעַ ~ משווע meshavea I / you m. sg. / he / it yearn(s)	🔊 מְשַׁוַּעַת ~ משוועת meshava'at I / you f. sg. / she / it yearn(s)	🔊 מְשַׁוְּעִים ~ משוועים meshav'im we / you m. pl. / they m. yearn	🔊 מְשַׁוְּעוֹת ~ משוועות meshav'ot we / you f. pl. / they f. yearn
Past tense	1st	🔊 שִׁוַּעְתִּי ~ שיוועתי shivati I yearned		🔊 שִׁוַּעְנוּ ~ שיווענו shivanu we yearned
	2nd	🔊 שִׁוַּעְתָּ ~ שיוועת shivata you m. sg. yearned	🔊 שִׁוַּעְתְּ ~ שיוועת shivat you f. sg. yearned	🔊 שִׁוַּעְתֶּם ~ שיוועתם shiva'atem you m. pl. yearned The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 שִׁוַּעְתֶּם ~ שיוועתם shivatem	🔊 שִׁוַּעְתֶּן ~ שיוועתן shiva'aten you f. pl. yearned The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 שִׁוַּעְתֶּן ~ שיוועתן shivaten
	3rd	🔊 שִׁוֵּעַ ~ שיווע shivea 🔊 שִׁוַּע ~ שיווע shiva he / it yearned	🔊 שִׁוְּעָה ~ שיוועה shiv'a she / it yearned	🔊 שִׁוְּעוּ ~ שיוועו shiv'u they yearned
Future tense	1st	🔊 אֲשַׁוֵּעַ ~ אשווע ashavea 🔊 אֲשַׁוַּע ~ אשווע ashava I will yearn		🔊 נְשַׁוֵּעַ ~ נשווע neshavea 🔊 נְשַׁוַּע ~ נשווע neshava we will yearn
	2nd	🔊 תְּשַׁוֵּעַ ~ תשווע teshavea 🔊 תְּשַׁוַּע ~ תשווע teshava you m. sg. will yearn	🔊 תְּשַׁוְּעִי ~ תשוועי teshav'i you f. sg. will yearn	🔊 תְּשַׁוְּעוּ ~ תשוועו teshav'u you m. pl. will yearn	🔊 תְּשַׁוַּעְנָה ~ תשווענה teshavana you f. pl. will yearn In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תְּשַׁוְּעוּ ~ תשוועו teshav'u
	3rd	🔊 יְשַׁוֵּעַ ~ ישווע yeshavea 🔊 יְשַׁוַּע ~ ישווע yeshava he / it will yearn	🔊 תְּשַׁוֵּעַ ~ תשווע teshavea 🔊 תְּשַׁוַּע ~ תשווע teshava she / it will yearn	🔊 יְשַׁוְּעוּ ~ ישוועו yeshav'u they m. will yearn	🔊 תְּשַׁוַּעְנָה ~ תשווענה teshavana they f. will yearn In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יְשַׁוְּעוּ ~ ישוועו yeshav'u
Imperative		🔊 שַׁוֵּעַ!‏ ~ שווע!‏ shavea! 🔊 שַׁוַּע!‏ ~ שווע!‏ shava! (to a man) yearn!	🔊 שַׁוְּעִי!‏ ~ שוועי!‏ shav'i! (to a woman) yearn!	🔊 שַׁוְּעוּ!‏ ~ שוועו!‏ shav'u! (to men) yearn!	🔊 שַׁוַּעְנָה!‏ ~ שווענה!‏ shavana! (to women) yearn! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 שַׁוְּעוּ!‏ ~ שוועו!‏ shav'u!
Infinitive		🔊 לְשַׁוֵּעַ ~ לשווע leshavea to yearn

Passive forms Binyan Pu'al

Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		🔊 מְשֻׁוָּע ~ משווע meshuva I am / you m. sg. are / he / it is yearned	🔊 מְשֻׁוַּעַת ~ משוועת meshuva'at I am / you f. sg. are / she / it is yearned	🔊 מְשֻׁוָּעִים ~ משוועים meshuva'im we / you m. pl. / they m. are yearned	🔊 מְשֻׁוָּעוֹת ~ משוועות meshuva'ot we / you f. pl. / they f. are yearned
Past tense	1st	🔊 שֻׁוַּעְתִּי ~ שוועתי shuvati I was yearned		🔊 שֻׁוַּעְנוּ ~ שווענו shuvanu we were yearned
	2nd	🔊 שֻׁוַּעְתָּ ~ שוועת shuvata you m. sg. were yearned	🔊 שֻׁוַּעְתְּ ~ שוועת shuvat you f. sg. were yearned	🔊 שֻׁוַּעְתֶּם ~ שוועתם shuva'atem you m. pl. were yearned The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 שֻׁוַּעְתֶּם ~ שוועתם shuvatem	🔊 שֻׁוַּעְתֶּן ~ שוועתן shuva'aten you f. pl. were yearned The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 שֻׁוַּעְתֶּן ~ שוועתן shuvaten
	3rd	🔊 שֻׁוַּע ~ שווע shuva he / it was yearned	🔊 שֻׁוְּעָה ~ שוועה shuv'a she / it was yearned	🔊 שֻׁוְּעוּ ~ שוועו shuv'u they were yearned
Future tense	1st	🔊 אֲשֻׁוַּע ~ אשווע ashuva I will be yearned		🔊 נְשֻׁוַּע ~ נשווע neshuva we will be yearned
	2nd	🔊 תְּשֻׁוַּע ~ תשווע teshuva you m. sg. will be yearned	🔊 תְּשֻׁוְּעִי ~ תשוועי teshuv'i you f. sg. will be yearned	🔊 תְּשֻׁוְּעוּ ~ תשוועו teshuv'u you m. pl. will be yearned	🔊 תְּשֻׁוַּעְנָה ~ תשווענה teshuvana you f. pl. will be yearned In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תְּשֻׁוְּעוּ ~ תשוועו teshuv'u
	3rd	🔊 יְשֻׁוַּע ~ ישווע yeshuva he / it will be yearned	🔊 תְּשֻׁוַּע ~ תשווע teshuva she / it will be yearned	🔊 יְשֻׁוְּעוּ ~ ישוועו yeshuv'u they m. will be yearned	🔊 תְּשֻׁוַּעְנָה ~ תשווענה teshuvana they f. will be yearned In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יְשֻׁוְּעוּ ~ ישוועו yeshuv'u