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Lesson 21 - hif'il verbs

להקשיב
present tense

English Transliteration Hebrew
I/you/he (m.s.) listens / is listening [ani, ata, hu] mak-shiv [אני, אתה, הוא] מקשיב
I/you/she (f.s.) listens / is listening [ani, at, hi] mak-shi-va [אני, את, היא] מקשיבה
we/you/they (m.p.) listen / are listening [anakhnu, atem, hem] mak-shi-vim [אנחנו, אתם, הם] מקשיבים
we/you/they (f.p.) listen / are listening [anakhnu, aten, hen] mak-shi-vot [אנחנו, אתן, הן] מקשיבות


להקשיב
past tense

English Transliteration Hebrew
I listened [ani] hik-shav-ti [אני] הקשבתי
you (m.s.) listened [ata] hik-shav-ta [אתה] הקשבת
you (f.s.) listened [at] hik-shavt [את] הקשבת
he listened [hu] hik-shiv [הוא] הקשיב
she listened [hi] hik-shi-va [היא] הקשיבה
we listened [anakhnu] hik-shav-nu [אנחנו] הקשבנו
you (m.p.) listened [atem] hik-shav-tem [אתם] הקשבתם
you (f.p.) listened [aten] hik-shav-ten [אתן] הקשבתן
they (m,f) listened [hem, hen] hik-shi-vu [הם, הן] הקשיבו


להקשיב
future tense

English Transliteration Hebrew
I will listen [ani] ak-shiv [אני] אקשיב
you (m.s.) will listen [ata] tak-shiv [אתה] תקשיב
you (f.s.) will listen [at] tak-shi-vi [את] תקשיבי
he will listen [hu] yak-shiv [הוא] יקשיב
she will listen [hi] tak-shiv [היא] תקשיב
we will listen [anakhnu] nak-shiv [אנחנו] נקשיב
you (m, f) will listen [atem, aten] tak-shi-vu [אתם, אתן] תקשיבו
they (m,f) will listen [hem, hen] yak-shi-vu [הם, הן] יקשיבו


להקשיב
example sentences

English Transliteration Hebrew
Quiet. I'm trying to listen. she-ket, a-ni me-na-se le-hak-shiv. שקט, אני מנסה להקשיב.
He's listening intently. hu mak-shiv be-ri-kuz. הוא מקשיב בריכוז.
She listens only to her friends. hi mak-shi-va rak la-kha-ve-rim she-la. היא מקשיבה רק לחברים שלה.
We are listening to the news. a-nakh-nu mak-shi-vim la-kha-da-shot. אנחנו מקשיבים לחדשות.
The girls are listening to music. ha-ba-not mak-shi-vot le-mu-zi-ka. הבנות מקשיבות למוזיקה.
I listened to what you said. hik-shav-ti le-ma she-a-mar-ta. הקשבתי למה שאמרת.
She listened the entire time. hi hik-shi-va kol ha-zman. היא הקשיבה כל הזמן.
We listened to the lecture. hik-shav-nu le-har-tsa-a. הקשבנו להרצאה.
They listened to their boss. hem hik-shi-vu la-bos she-la-hem. הם הקשיבו לבוס שלהם.
I will listen if you say something interesting. a-ni ak-shiv im to-mar dva-rim me-an-ye-nim. אני אקשיב אם תאמר דברים מעניינים.
She will listen to her friends. hi tak-shiv la-kha-ve-rim she-la. היא תקשיב לחברים שלה.
We will listen to your band's new album. a-nakh-nu nak-shiv la-al-bom ha-kha-dash shel ha-la-ha-ka shel-kha. אנחנו נקשיב לאלבום החדש של הלהקה שלך.
They will listen to each other. hem yak-shi-vu ha-e-khad la-she-ni. הם יקשיבו האחד לשני.
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