Conjugation of לֶאֱבוֹת

Verb – PA'AL

Root: א - ב - ה

The final radical of this word disappears or turns into a vowel in inflected forms.

The initial radical of this word disappears or turns into a vowel in inflected forms.

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

Meaning

to desire, to want (archaic)

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Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		🔊 אוֹבֶה ove I / you m. sg. / he / it desire(s)	🔊 אוֹבָה ova I / you f. sg. / she / it desire(s)	🔊 אוֹבִים ovim we / you m. pl. / they m. desire	🔊 אוֹבוֹת ovot we / you f. pl. / they f. desire
Past tense	1st	🔊 אָבִיתִי aviti I desired		🔊 אָבִינוּ avinu we desired
	2nd	🔊 אָבִיתָ avita you m. sg. desired	🔊 אָבִית avit you f. sg. desired	🔊 אֲבִיתֶם avitem you m. pl. desired The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 אָבִיתֶם avitem	🔊 אֲבִיתֶן aviten you f. pl. desired The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 אָבִיתֶן aviten
	3rd	🔊 אָבָה ava he / it desired	🔊 אָבְתָה avta she / it desired	🔊 אָבוּ avu they desired
Future tense	1st	🔊 אֹבֶה ~ אובה ove I will desire		🔊 נֹאבֶה nove we will desire
	2nd	🔊 תֹּאבֶה tove you m. sg. will desire	🔊 תֹּאבִי tovi you f. sg. will desire	🔊 תֹּאבוּ tovu you m. pl. will desire	🔊 תֹּאבֶינָה tovena you f. pl. will desire In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תֹּאבוּ tovu
	3rd	🔊 יֹאבֶה yove he / it will desire	🔊 תֹּאבֶה tove she / it will desire	🔊 יֹאבוּ yovu they m. will desire	🔊 תֹּאבֶינָה tovena they f. will desire In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יֹאבוּ yovu
Infinitive		🔊 לֶאֱבוֹת le'evot to desire