Verb – NIF'AL
Root: כ - ת - ב
This root does not have any special conjugation properties.
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| 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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