Conjugation of לְחַייֵּב

Verb – PI'EL

Root: ח - י - ב

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

Meaning

to charge, to require, to oblige, to force someone

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Active forms Binyan Pi'el

Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		🔊 מְחַיֵּב ~ מחייב mechayev I / you m. sg. / he / it charge(s)	🔊 מְחַיֶּבֶת ~ מחייבת mechayevet I / you f. sg. / she / it charge(s)	🔊 מְחַיְּבִים ~ מחייבים mechayvim we / you m. pl. / they m. charge	🔊 מְחַיְּבוֹת ~ מחייבות mechayvot we / you f. pl. / they f. charge
Past tense	1st	🔊 חִיַּבְתִּי ~ חייבתי chiyavti I charged		🔊 חִיַּבְנוּ ~ חייבנו chiyavnu we charged
	2nd	🔊 חִיַּבְתָּ ~ חייבת chiyavta you m. sg. charged	🔊 חִיַּבְתְּ ~ חייבת chiyavt you f. sg. charged	🔊 חִיַּבְתֶּם ~ חייבתם chiyavtem you m. pl. charged The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 חִיַּבְתֶּם ~ חייבתם chiyavtem	🔊 חִיַּבְתֶּן ~ חייבתן chiyavten you f. pl. charged The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 חִיַּבְתֶּן ~ חייבתן chiyavten
	3rd	🔊 חִיֵּב ~ חייב chiyev he / it charged	🔊 חִיְּבָה ~ חייבה chiyva she / it charged	🔊 חִיְּבוּ ~ חייבו chiyvu they charged
Future tense	1st	🔊 אֲחַיֵּב ~ אחייב achayev I will charge		🔊 נְחַיֵּב ~ נחייב nechayev we will charge
	2nd	🔊 תְּחַיֵּב ~ תחייב techayev you m. sg. will charge	🔊 תְּחַיְּבִי ~ תחייבי techayvi you f. sg. will charge	🔊 תְּחַיְּבוּ ~ תחייבו techayvu you m. pl. will charge	🔊 תְּחַיֵּבְנָה ~ תחייבנה techayevna you f. pl. will charge In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תְּחַיְּבוּ ~ תחייבו techayvu
	3rd	🔊 יְחַיֵּב ~ יחייב yechayev he / it will charge	🔊 תְּחַיֵּב ~ תחייב techayev she / it will charge	🔊 יְחַיְּבוּ ~ יחייבו yechayvu they m. will charge	🔊 תְּחַיֵּבְנָה ~ תחייבנה techayevna they f. will charge In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יְחַיְּבוּ ~ יחייבו yechayvu
Imperative		🔊 חַיֵּב!‏ ~ חייב!‏ chayev! (to a man) charge!	🔊 חַיְּבִי!‏ ~ חייבי!‏ chayvi! (to a woman) charge!	🔊 חַיְּבוּ!‏ ~ חייבו!‏ chayvu! (to men) charge!	🔊 חַיֵּבְנָה!‏ ~ חייבנה!‏ chayevna! (to women) charge! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 חַיְּבוּ!‏ ~ חייבו!‏ chayvu!
Infinitive		🔊 לְחַיֵּב ~ לחייב lechayev to charge

Passive forms Binyan Pu'al

Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		🔊 מְחֻיָּב ~ מחויב mechuyav I am / you m. sg. are / he / it is charged	🔊 מְחֻיֶּבֶת ~ מחויבת mechuyevet I am / you f. sg. are / she / it is charged	🔊 מְחֻיָּבִים ~ מחויבים mechuyavim we / you m. pl. / they m. are charged	🔊 מְחֻיָּבוֹת ~ מחויבות mechuyavot we / you f. pl. / they f. are charged
Past tense	1st	🔊 חֻיַּבְתִּי ~ חויבתי chuyavti I was charged		🔊 חֻיַּבְנוּ ~ חויבנו chuyavnu we were charged
	2nd	🔊 חֻיַּבְתָּ ~ חויבת chuyavta you m. sg. were charged	🔊 חֻיַּבְתְּ ~ חויבת chuyavt you f. sg. were charged	🔊 חֻיַּבְתֶּם ~ חויבתם chuyavtem you m. pl. were charged The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 חֻיַּבְתֶּם ~ חויבתם chuyavtem	🔊 חֻיַּבְתֶּן ~ חויבתן chuyavten you f. pl. were charged The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 חֻיַּבְתֶּן ~ חויבתן chuyavten
	3rd	🔊 חֻיַּב ~ חויב chuyav he / it was charged	🔊 חֻיְּבָה ~ חויבה chuyva she / it was charged	🔊 חֻיְּבוּ ~ חויבו chuyvu they were charged
Future tense	1st	🔊 אֲחֻיַּב ~ אחויב achuyav I will be charged		🔊 נְחֻיַּב ~ נחויב nechuyav we will be charged
	2nd	🔊 תְּחֻיַּב ~ תחויב techuyav you m. sg. will be charged	🔊 תְּחֻיְּבִי ~ תחויבי techuyvi you f. sg. will be charged	🔊 תְּחֻיְּבוּ ~ תחויבו techuyvu you m. pl. will be charged	🔊 תְּחֻיַּבְנָה ~ תחויבנה techuyavna you f. pl. will be charged In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תְּחֻיְּבוּ ~ תחויבו techuyvu
	3rd	🔊 יְחֻיַּב ~ יחויב yechuyav he / it will be charged	🔊 תְּחֻיַּב ~ תחויב techuyav she / it will be charged	🔊 יְחֻיְּבוּ ~ יחויבו yechuyvu they m. will be charged	🔊 תְּחֻיַּבְנָה ~ תחויבנה techuyavna they f. will be charged In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יְחֻיְּבוּ ~ יחויבו yechuyvu