Conjugation of לַעֲבוֹד

Verb – PA'AL

Root: ע - ב - ד

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

Meaning

to work; to operate, to function

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Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		🔊 עוֹבֵד oved I / you m. sg. / he / it work(s)	🔊 עוֹבֶדֶת ovedet I / you f. sg. / she / it work(s)	🔊 עוֹבְדִים ovdim we / you m. pl. / they m. work	🔊 עוֹבְדוֹת ovdot we / you f. pl. / they f. work
Past tense	1st	🔊 עָבַדְתִּי avadeti I worked		🔊 עָבַדְנוּ avadnu we worked
	2nd	🔊 עָבַדְתָּ avadeta you m. sg. worked	🔊 עָבַדְתְּ avadet you f. sg. worked	🔊 עֲבַדְתֶּם avadetem you m. pl. worked The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 עָבַדְתֶּם avadetem	🔊 עֲבַדְתֶּן avadeten you f. pl. worked The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 עָבַדְתֶּן avadeten
	3rd	🔊 עָבַד avad he / it worked	🔊 עָבְדָה avda she / it worked	🔊 עָבְדוּ avdu they worked
Future tense	1st	🔊 אֶעֱבֹד ~ אעבוד e'evod I will work		🔊 נַעֲבֹד ~ נעבוד na'avod we will work
	2nd	🔊 תַּעֲבֹד ~ תעבוד ta'avod you m. sg. will work	🔊 תַּעַבְדִי ta'avdi you f. sg. will work	🔊 תַּעַבְדוּ ta'avdu you m. pl. will work	🔊 תַּעֲבֹדְנָה ~ תעבודנה ta'avodna you f. pl. will work In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תַּעַבְדוּ ta'avdu
	3rd	🔊 יַעֲבֹד ~ יעבוד ya'avod he / it will work	🔊 תַּעֲבֹד ~ תעבוד ta'avod she / it will work	🔊 יַעַבְדוּ ya'avdu they m. will work	🔊 תַּעֲבֹדְנָה ~ תעבודנה ta'avodna they f. will work In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יַעַבְדוּ ya'avdu
Imperative		🔊 עֲבֹד!‏ ~ עבוד!‏ avod! (to a man) work!	🔊 עִבְדִי!‏ ivdi! (to a woman) work!	🔊 עִבְדוּ!‏ ivdu! (to men) work!	🔊 עֲבֹדְנָה!‏ ~ עבודנה!‏ avodna! (to women) work! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 עִבְדוּ!‏ ivdu!
Infinitive		🔊 לַעֲבֹד ~ לעבוד la'avod to work