Modern Hebrew Verb Conjugation - Future Tense

Future Tense

A verb in the future tense (עָתִיד 'atid) agrees with its subject in person and number, and in the second- and third-person singular, gender. The second-person singular masculine and third-person singular feminine forms are identical for all verbs in the future tense. Historically, there have been separate feminine forms for the second- and third-person plural (shown in parentheses on the table). These are still occasionally used today (most often in formal settings), and could be seen as the 'correct' forms; however in everyday speech, most Israelis use the historically male form for both genders.

Form Root Singular Plural
He She You I They You We
M F M (F) M (F)
pa'al שׁמר יִשְׁמוֹר תִּשְׁמוֹר תִּשְׁמוֹר תִּשְׁמְרִי אֶשְׁמוֹר יִשְׁמְרוּ תִּשְׁמוֹרנָה תִּשְׁמְרוּ תִּשְׁמוֹרנָה נִשְׁמוֹר
sh-m-r jiʃˈmoʁ tiʃˈmoʁ tiʃˈmoʁ tiʃmeˈʁi eʃˈmoʁ jiʃmeˈʁu tiʃˈmoʁna tiʃˈmeʁu tiʃˈmoʁna niʃˈmoʁ
pi'el גדל יְגַדֵּל תְּגַדֵּל תְּגַדֵּל תְּגַדְּלִי אֲגַדֵּל יְגַדְּלוּ תְּגַדֵּלְנָה תְּגַדְּלוּ תְּגַדֵּלְנָה נְגַדֵּל
g-d-l jeɡaˈdel teɡaˈdel teɡaˈdel teɡadˈli aɡaˈdel jeɡadˈlu teɡaˈdelna teɡadˈlu teɡaˈdelna neɡaˈdel
hif'il קטנ יַקְטִין תַּקְטִין תַּקְטִין תַּקְטִ֫ינִי אַקְטִין יַקְטִינּוּ תַּקְטִינָּה תַּקְטִינּוּ תַּקְטִינָּה נַקְטִין
q-t-n jakˈtin takˈtin takˈtin takˈtini akˈtin jakˈtinu takˈtejna takˈtinu takˈtejna nakˈtin
hitpa'el בטל יִתְבַּטֵּל תִּתְבַּטֵּל תִּתְבַּטֵּל תִּתְבַּטְּלִי אֶתְבַּטֵּל יִתְבַּטְּלוּ תִּתְבַּטֵּלְנָה תִּתְבַּטְּלוּ תִּתְבַּטֵּלְנָה נִתְבַּטֵּל
b-t-l jitbaˈtel titbaˈtel titbaˈtel titbatˈli etbaˈtel jitbatˈlu titbaˈtelna titbatˈlu titbaˈtelna nitbaˈtel
huf'al קטנ יֻקְטַן תֻּקְטַן תֻּקְטַן תֻּקְטְנִי אֻקְטַן יֻקְטְנּוּ תֻּקְטַנָּה תֻּקְטְנּוּ תֻּקְטַנָּה נֻקְטַן
q-t-n jukˈtan tukˈtan tukˈtan tukteˈni ukˈtan jukteˈnu tukˈtana tukteˈnu tukˈtana nukˈtan
pu'al גדל יְגֻדַּל תְּגֻדַּל תְּגֻדַּל תְּגֻדְּלִי אֲגֻדַּל יְגֻדְּלוּ תְּגֻדַּלְנָה תְּגֻדְּלוּ תְּגֻדַּלְנָה נְגֻדַּל
g-d-l jeɡuˈdal teɡuˈdal teɡuˈdal teɡudˈli aɡuˈdal jeɡudˈlu teɡuˈdalna teɡudˈlu teɡuˈdalna neɡuˈdal
nif'al שׁמר יִשָּׁמֵר תִּשָּׁמֵר תִּשָּׁמֵר תִּשָּׁמְרִי אֶשָּׁמֵר יִשָּׁמְרוּ תִּשַּׁמֵּרְנָה תִּשָּׁמְרוּ תִּשַּׁמֵּרְנָה נִשָּׁמֵר
sh-m-r jiʃaˈmeʁ tiʃaˈmeʁ tiʃaˈmeʁ tiʃamˈʁi eʃaˈmeʁ jiʃamˈʁu tiʃaˈmeʁna tiʃamˈʁu tiʃaˈmeʁna niʃaˈmeʁ
Example conjugations in the future tense.

As in the past tense, personal pronouns are not strictly necessary in the future tense, as the verb forms are sufficient to identify the subject, but they are frequently used.

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