Conjugation of the Hebrew Verb "לשמוע" (lishmo'a)

לשמוע

lishmo'a

to hear / to listen

Root (שורש)

ש.מ.ע

sh.m.a

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.	שומע	shome'a
Feminine sg.	שומעת	shoma'at
Masculine pl.	שומעים	shom'im
Feminine pl.	שומעות	shom'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	שמעתי	shama'ti
אתה	ata	שמעת	shama'ta
את	at	שמעת	shama'at
הוא	hu	שמע	shama
היא	hi	שמעה	sham'a
אנחנו	anakhnu	שמענו	shama'nu
אתם	atem	שמעתם	shama'tem
הם/הן	hem/hen	שמעו	sham'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	אשמע	eshma
אתה	ata	תשמע	tishma
את	at	תשמעי	tishm'i
הוא	hu	ישמע	yishma
היא	hi	תשמע	tishma
אנחנו	anakhnu	נשמע	nishma
אתם	atem	תשמעו	tishm'u
הם/הן	hem/hen	ישמעו	yishm'u

ציווי — Imperative

Direct commands with gender distinction in singular forms.

Form	Hebrew	Transliteration
Masculine sg.	שמע	shma
Feminine sg.	שמעי	shim'i
Plural	שמעו	shim'u

Example Sentences (דוגמאות)

?שמעת את זה

Shama'ta et ze?

Did you hear that?

.אני לא שומע טוב

Ani lo shome'a tov.

I don't hear well.

!שמע

Shma!

Listen!