Conjugation of the Hebrew Verb "לשתות" (lishtot)
לשתות
lishtot
to drink
Root (שורש)
ש.ת.ה
sh.t.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. | שותה | shote |
| Feminine sg. | שותה | shota |
| Masculine pl. | שותים | shotim |
| Feminine pl. | שותות | shotot |
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 | שתיתי | shatiti |
| אתה | ata | שתית | shatita |
| את | at | שתית | shatit |
| הוא | hu | שתה | shata |
| היא | hi | שתתה | shatta |
| אנחנו | anakhnu | שתינו | shatinu |
| אתם | atem | שתיתם | shatitem |
| הם/הן | hem/hen | שתו | shatu |
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 | אשתה | eshte |
| אתה | ata | תשתה | tishte |
| את | at | תשתי | tishti |
| הוא | hu | ישתה | yishte |
| היא | hi | תשתה | tishte |
| אנחנו | anakhnu | נשתה | nishte |
| אתם | atem | תשתו | tishtu |
| הם/הן | hem/hen | ישתו | yishtu |
ציווי — Imperative
Direct commands with gender distinction in singular forms.
| Form | Hebrew | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Masculine sg. | שתה | shte |
| Feminine sg. | שתי | shti |
| Plural | שתו | shtu |
Example Sentences (דוגמאות)
?מה אתה שותה
Ma ata shote?
What are you drinking?
!שתה הרבה מים
Shte harbe mayim!
Drink a lot of water!
.שתינו קפה ביחד
Shatinu kafe beyakhad.
We drank coffee together.