Conjugation of the Hebrew Verb "לשבת" (lashevet)

לשבת
lashevet
to sit
Root (שורש)
י.ש.ב
y.sh.v
Binyan (בניין)
Pa'al (קל)
Tenses
4 forms

הווה — Present Tense

The present tense has 4 forms based on gender and number. It also functions as the active participle. No person distinction — context and pronouns clarify the subject.

Form Hebrew Transliteration
Masculine sg. יושב yoshev
Feminine sg. יושבת yoshevet
Masculine pl. יושבים yoshvim
Feminine pl. יושבות yoshvot

עבר — Past Tense

Past tense is formed by adding suffixes to the verb stem. Distinguishes person, number, and gender (in 2nd/3rd person singular).

Pronoun Hebrew Transliteration
אני ani ישבתי yashavti
אתה ata ישבת yashavta
את at ישבת yashavt
הוא hu ישב yashav
היא hi ישבה yashva
אנחנו anakhnu ישבנו yashavnu
אתם atem ישבתם yashavtem
הם/הן hem/hen ישבו yashvu

עתיד — Future Tense

Future tense is formed by adding prefixes (and sometimes suffixes) to the verb stem. The prefix indicates person: א- (I), ת- (you/she), י- (he/they), נ- (we).

Pronoun Hebrew Transliteration
אני ani אשב eshev
אתה ata תשב teshev
את at תשבי teshvi
הוא hu ישב yeshev
היא hi תשב teshev
אנחנו anakhnu נשב neshev
אתם atem תשבו teshvu
הם/הן hem/hen ישבו yeshvu

ציווי — Imperative

Direct commands with gender distinction in singular forms.

Form Hebrew Transliteration
Masculine sg. שב shev
Feminine sg. שבי shvi
Plural שבו shvu

Example Sentences (דוגמאות)

!שב בבקשה

Shev bevakasha!

Sit down please!

.ישבנו בבית קפה

Yashavnu be-beit kafe.

We sat in a café.

?אתה יושב פה

Ata yoshev po?

Are you sitting here?