Verb – NIF'AL
Root: כ - ת - ב
This root does not have any special conjugation properties.
| Verb form | Person | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masculine | Feminine | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Present tense / Participle | נִכְתָּב nichtav I am / you m. sg. are / he / it is written | נִכְתֶּבֶת nichtevet I am / you f. sg. are / she / it is written | נִכְתָּבִים nichtavim we / you m. pl. / they m. are written | נִכְתָּבוֹת nichtavot we / you f. pl. / they f. are written | |
| Past tense | 1st | נִכְתַּבְתִּי nichtavti I was written | נִכְתַּבְנוּ nichtavnu we were written | ||
| 2nd | נִכְתַּבְתָּ nichtavta you m. sg. were written | נִכְתַּבְתְּ nichtavt you f. sg. were written | נִכְתַּבְתֶּם nichtavtem you m. pl. were written The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: נִכְתַּבְתֶּם nichtavtem | נִכְתַּבְתֶּן nichtavten you f. pl. were written The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: נִכְתַּבְתֶּן nichtavten | |
| 3rd | נִכְתַּב nichtav he / it was written | נִכְתְּבָה nichteva she / it was written | נִכְתְּבוּ nichtevu they were written | ||
| Future tense | 1st | אֶכָּתֵב ekatev I will be written | נִכָּתֵב ~ ניכתב nikatev we will be written | ||
| 2nd | תִּכָּתֵב ~ תיכתב tikatev you m. sg. will be written | תִּכָּתְבִי ~ תיכתבי tikatvi you f. sg. will be written | תִּכָּתְבוּ ~ תיכתבו tikatvu you m. pl. will be written | תִּכָּתַבְנָה ~ תיכתבנה tikatavna תִּכָּתֵבְנָה ~ תיכתבנה tikatevna you f. pl. will be written In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: תִּכָּתְבוּ ~ תיכתבו tikatvu | |
| 3rd | יִכָּתֵב ~ ייכתב yikatev he / it will be written | תִּכָּתֵב ~ תיכתב tikatev she / it will be written | יִכָּתְבוּ ~ ייכתבו yikatvu they m. will be written | תִּכָּתַבְנָה ~ תיכתבנה tikatavna תִּכָּתֵבְנָה ~ תיכתבנה tikatevna they f. will be written In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: יִכָּתְבוּ ~ ייכתבו yikatvu | |
| Imperative | הִכָּתֵב! ~ היכתב! hikatev! (to a man) be written! | הִכָּתְבִי! ~ היכתבי! hikatvi! (to a woman) be written! | הִכָּתְבוּ! ~ היכתבו! hikatvu! (to men) be written! | הִכָּתַבְנָה! ~ היכתבנה! hikatavna! הִכָּתֵבְנָה! ~ היכתבנה! hikatevna! (to women) be written! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: הִכָּתְבוּ! ~ היכתבו! hikatvu! | |
| Infinitive | לְהִכָּתֵב ~ להיכתב lehikatev to be written | ||||
| Word | Root | Part of speech | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| הַכְתָּבָהhachtava | כ - ת - ב | Noun – haktala pattern, feminine | dictation |
| הִתְכַּתְּבוּתhitkatvut | כ - ת - ב | Noun – hitkattlut pattern, feminine | correspondence (by mail) |
| כִּיתּוּבkituv | כ - ת - ב | Noun – kittul pattern, masculine | caption |
| כַּתָּבkatav | כ - ת - ב | Noun – kattal pattern, masculine | reporter, journalist |
| כְּתָבktav | כ - ת - ב | Noun – ktal pattern, masculine | writing, script |
| לִכְתּוֹבlichtov | כ - ת - ב | Verb – pa'al | to write |
| לְכַתֵּבlechatev | כ - ת - ב | Verb – pi'el | to address; to add in address field (computer jargon); to engrave (biblical) |
| לְהַכְתִּיבlehachtiv | כ - ת - ב | Verb – hif'il | to dictate; to command |
| לְהִתְכַּתֵּבlehitkatev | כ - ת - ב | Verb – hitpa'el | to correspond, to exchange letters |
| כַּתָּבָהkatava | כ - ת - ב | Noun – kattala pattern, feminine | report, article (journalism) |
| כַּתְבָןkatvan | כ - ת - ב | Noun – katlan pattern, masculine | graphomaniac, pulp-writer |
| כָּתוּבkatuv | כ - ת - ב | Adjective – katul pattern | written |
| כְּתוּבָּהktuba | כ - ת - ב | Noun – ktulla pattern, feminine | marriage contract (Judaism), ketubah |
| כְּתוּבִיּוֹתktuviyot | כ - ת - ב | Noun – feminine | subtitles (in video) |
| כְּתוֹבֶתktovet | כ - ת - ב | Noun – ktolet pattern, feminine | address |
| כְּתִיבktiv | כ - ת - ב | Noun – ktil pattern, masculine | spelling, orthography |
| כְּתִיבָהktiva | כ - ת - ב | Noun – ktila pattern, feminine | writing (process), recording |
| מִכְתָּבmichtav | כ - ת - ב | Noun – miktal pattern, masculine | letter, message |
| תִּכְתּוֹבֶתtichtovet | כ - ת - ב | Noun – tiktolet pattern, feminine | correspondence, mail exchange |
| תַּכְתִּיבtachtiv | כ - ת - ב | Noun – taktil pattern, masculine | dictate, edict |
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