Conjugation of לְאַוּוֹת

Verb – PI'EL

Root: א - ו - ה

The final 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		🔊 מְאַוֶּה ~ מאווה me'ave I / you m. sg. / he / it desire(s)	🔊 מְאַוָּה ~ מאווה me'ava I / you f. sg. / she / it desire(s)	🔊 מְאַוִּים ~ מאווים me'avim we / you m. pl. / they m. desire	🔊 מְאַוּוֹת me'avot we / you f. pl. / they f. desire
Past tense	1st	🔊 אִוִּיתִי ~ איוויתי iviti I desired		🔊 אִוִּינוּ ~ איווינו ivinu we desired
	2nd	🔊 אִוִּיתָ ~ איווית ivita you m. sg. desired	🔊 אִוִּית ~ איווית ivit you f. sg. desired	🔊 אִוִּיתֶם ~ איוויתם ivitem you m. pl. desired The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 אִוִּיתֶם ~ איוויתם ivitem	🔊 אִוִּיתֶן ~ איוויתן iviten you f. pl. desired The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 אִוִּיתֶן ~ איוויתן iviten
	3rd	🔊 אִוָּה ~ איווה iva he / it desired	🔊 אִוְּתָה ~ איוותה ivta she / it desired	🔊 אִוּוּ ~ איוו ivu they desired
Future tense	1st	🔊 אֲאַוֶּה ~ אאווה a'ave I will desire		🔊 נְאַוֶּה ~ נאווה ne'ave we will desire
	2nd	🔊 תְּאַוֶּה ~ תאווה te'ave you m. sg. will desire	🔊 תְּאַוִּי ~ תאווי te'avi you f. sg. will desire	🔊 תְּאַוּוּ te'avu you m. pl. will desire	🔊 תְּאַוֶּינָה ~ תאווינה te'avena you f. pl. will desire In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תְּאַוּוּ te'avu
	3rd	🔊 יְאַוֶּה ~ יאווה ye'ave he / it will desire	🔊 תְּאַוֶּה ~ תאווה te'ave she / it will desire	🔊 יְאַוּוּ ye'avu they m. will desire	🔊 תְּאַוֶּינָה ~ תאווינה te'avena they f. will desire In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יְאַוּוּ ye'avu
Imperative		🔊 אַוֵּה!‏ ~ אווה!‏ ave! (to a man) desire!	🔊 אַוִּי!‏ ~ אווי!‏ avi! (to a woman) desire!	🔊 אַוּוּ!‏ avu! (to men) desire!	🔊 אַוֶּינָה!‏ ~ אווינה!‏ avena! (to women) desire! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 אַוּוּ!‏ avu!
Infinitive		🔊 לְאַוּוֹת le'avot to desire