Conjugation of לֶאֱהוֹב

Verb – PA'AL

Root: א - ה - ב

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.

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

Meaning

to love

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Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		🔊 אוֹהֵב ohev I / you m. sg. / he / it love(s)	🔊 אוֹהֶבֶת ohevet I / you f. sg. / she / it love(s)	🔊 אוֹהֲבִים ohavim we / you m. pl. / they m. love	🔊 אוֹהֲבוֹת ohavot we / you f. pl. / they f. love
Past tense	1st	🔊 אָהַבְתִּי ahavti I loved		🔊 אָהַבְנוּ ahavnu we loved
	2nd	🔊 אָהַבְתָּ ahavta you m. sg. loved	🔊 אָהַבְתְּ ahavt you f. sg. loved	🔊 אֲהַבְתֶּם ahavtem you m. pl. loved The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 אָהַבְתֶּם ahavtem	🔊 אֲהַבְתֶּן ahavten you f. pl. loved The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 אָהַבְתֶּן ahavten
	3rd	🔊 אָהַב ahav he / it loved	🔊 אָהֲבָה ahava she / it loved	🔊 אָהֲבוּ ahavu they loved
Future tense	1st	🔊 אֹהַב ~ אוהב ohav I will love Alternative forms: 🔊 אֶאֱהַב e'ehav		🔊 נֹאהַב nohav we will love Alternative forms: 🔊 נֶאֱהַב ne'ehav
	2nd	🔊 תֹּאהַב tohav you m. sg. will love Alternative forms: 🔊 תֶּאֱהַב te'ehav	🔊 תֹּאהֲבִי tohavi you f. sg. will love Alternative forms: 🔊 תֶּאֶהֲבִי te'ehavi	🔊 תֹּאהֲבוּ tohavu you m. pl. will love Alternative forms: 🔊 תֶּאֶהֲבוּ te'ehavu	🔊 תֹּאהַבְנָה tohavna you f. pl. will love In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תֶּאֶהֲבוּ te'ehavu 🔊 תֹּאהֲבוּ tohavu Alternative forms: 🔊 תֶּאֱהַבְנָה te'ehavna 🔊 תֶּאֶהֲבוּ te'ehavu
	3rd	🔊 יֹאהַב yohav he / it will love Alternative forms: 🔊 יֶאֱהַב ye'ehav	🔊 תֹּאהַב tohav she / it will love Alternative forms: 🔊 תֶּאֱהַב te'ehav	🔊 יֹאהֲבוּ yohavu they m. will love Alternative forms: 🔊 יֶאֶהֲבוּ ye'ehavu	🔊 תֹּאהַבְנָה tohavna they f. will love In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יֶאֶהֲבוּ ye'ehavu 🔊 יֹאהֲבוּ yohavu Alternative forms: 🔊 תֶּאֱהַבְנָה te'ehavna 🔊 יֶאֶהֲבוּ ye'ehavu
Imperative		🔊 אֱהַב!‏ ehav! (to a man) love!	🔊 אֶהֱבִי!‏ ehevi! (to a woman) love!	🔊 אֶהֱבוּ!‏ ehevu! (to men) love!	🔊 אֱהַבְנָה!‏ ehavna! (to women) love! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 אֶהֱבוּ!‏ ehevu!
Infinitive		🔊 לֶאֱהֹב ~ לאהוב le'ehov to love