Conjugation of the Hebrew Verb "לראות" (lir'ot)
לראות
lir'ot
to see
Root (שורש)
ר.א.ה
r.a.h
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. | רואה | ro'e |
| Feminine sg. | רואה | ro'a |
| Masculine pl. | רואים | ro'im |
| Feminine pl. | רואות | ro'ot |
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 | ראיתי | ra'iti |
| אתה | ata | ראית | ra'ita |
| את | at | ראית | ra'it |
| הוא | hu | ראה | ra'a |
| היא | hi | ראתה | ra'ata |
| אנחנו | anakhnu | ראינו | ra'inu |
| אתם | atem | ראיתם | ra'item |
| הם/הן | hem/hen | ראו | ra'u |
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 | אראה | er'e |
| אתה | ata | תראה | tir'e |
| את | at | תראי | tir'i |
| הוא | hu | יראה | yir'e |
| היא | hi | תראה | tir'e |
| אנחנו | anakhnu | נראה | nir'e |
| אתם | atem | תראו | tir'u |
| הם/הן | hem/hen | יראו | yir'u |
ציווי — Imperative
Direct commands with gender distinction in singular forms.
| Form | Hebrew | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Masculine sg. | ראה | re'e |
| Feminine sg. | ראי | re'i |
| Plural | ראו | re'u |
Example Sentences (דוגמאות)
.ראיתי את הסרט
Ra'iti et ha-seret.
I saw the movie.
?אתה רואה את זה
Ata ro'e et ze?
Do you see this?
.נתראה מחר
Nitra'e makhar.
We'll see each other tomorrow.