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

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