Conjugation of the Hebrew Verb "לרצות" (lirtzot)

לרצות

lirtzot

to want

Root (שורש)

ר.צ.ה

r.tz.h

Binyan (בניין)

Pa'al (קל)

Tenses

3 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.	רוצה	rotze
Feminine sg.	רוצה	rotza
Masculine pl.	רוצים	rotzim
Feminine pl.	רוצות	rotzot

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	רציתי	ratziti
אתה	ata	רצית	ratzita
את	at	רצית	ratzit
הוא	hu	רצה	ratza
היא	hi	רצתה	ratza
אנחנו	anakhnu	רצינו	ratzinu
אתם	atem	רציתם	ratzitem
הם/הן	hem/hen	רצו	ratzu

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	ארצה	ertze
אתה	ata	תרצה	tirtze
את	at	תרצי	tirtzi
הוא	hu	ירצה	yirtze
היא	hi	תרצה	tirtze
אנחנו	anakhnu	נרצה	nirtze
אתם	atem	תרצו	tirtzu
הם/הן	hem/hen	ירצו	yirtzu

Example Sentences (דוגמאות)

?מה אתה רוצה

Ma ata rotze?

What do you want?

.אני רוצה ללמוד עברית

Ani rotze lilmod ivrit.

I want to learn Hebrew.

.לא רציתי ללכת

Lo ratziti lalekhet.

I didn't want to go.