Conjugation of the Hebrew Verb "לישון" (lishon)

לישון

lishon

to sleep

Root (שורש)

י.ש.נ

y.sh.n

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.	ישן	yashen
Feminine sg.	ישנה	yeshena
Masculine pl.	ישנים	yeshenim
Feminine pl.	ישנות	yeshenot

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	ישנתי	yashanti
אתה	ata	ישנת	yashanta
את	at	ישנת	yashant
הוא	hu	ישן	yashan
היא	hi	ישנה	yashna
אנחנו	anakhnu	ישננו	yashannu
אתם	atem	ישנתם	yashantem
הם/הן	hem/hen	ישנו	yashnu

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	אישן	ishan
אתה	ata	תישן	tishan
את	at	תישני	tishni
הוא	hu	יישן	yishan
היא	hi	תישן	tishan
אנחנו	anakhnu	נישן	nishan
אתם	atem	תישנו	tishnu
הם/הן	hem/hen	יישנו	yishnu

Example Sentences (דוגמאות)

?ישנת טוב

Yashanta tov?

Did you sleep well?

.הילד ישן

Ha-yeled yashen.

The child is sleeping.

.לא יכולתי לישון

Lo yakholti lishon.

I couldn't sleep.