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Verb Conjugation To charge, to require, to oblige, to force someone לְחַייֵּב

Verb
Root:

ח - י - ב

The first radical of this word is guttural; this affects the adjacent vowels.

to charge, to require, to oblige, to force someone

Singular

Plural

Word Form

Person

Masculine

Feminine

Masculine

Feminine

Present Tense

מְחַיֵּב ~ מחייב

mechayev

I / you m. sg. / he / it charge(s)

מְחַיֶּבֶת ~ מחייבת

mechayevet

I / you f. sg. / she / it charge(s)

מְחַיְּבִים ~ מחייבים

mechayvim

we / you m. pl. / they m. charge

מְחַיְּבוֹת ~ מחייבות

mechayvot

we / you f. pl. / they f. charge

Past Tense

1st

חִיַּבְתִּי ~ חייבתי

chiyavti

I charged

חִיַּבְנוּ ~ חייבנו

chiyavnu

we charged

2nd

חִיַּבְתָּ ~ חייבת

chiyavta

you m. sg. charged

חִיַּבְתְּ ~ חייבת

chiyavt

you f. sg. charged

חִיַּבְתֶּם ~ חייבתם

chiyavtem

you m. pl. charged

חִיַּבְתֶּן ~ חייבתן

chiyavten

you f. pl. charged

3rd

חִיֵּב ~ חייב

chiyev

he / it charged

חִיְּבָה ~ חייבה

chiyva

she / it charged

חִיְּבוּ ~ חייבו

chiyvu

they charged

Future Tense

1st

אֲחַיֵּב ~ אחייב

achayev

I will charge

נְחַיֵּב ~ נחייב

nechayev

we will charge

2nd

תְּחַיֵּב ~ תחייב

techayev

you m. sg. will charge

תְּחַיְּבִי ~ תחייבי

techayvi

you f. sg. will charge

תְּחַיְּבוּ ~ תחייבו

techayvu

you m. pl. will charge

תְּחַיֵּבְנָה ~ תחייבנה

techayevna

you f. pl. will charge

3rd

יְחַיֵּב ~ יחייב

yechayev

he / it will charge

תְּחַיֵּב ~ תחייב

techayev

she / it will charge

יְחַיְּבוּ ~ יחייבו

yechayvu

they m. will charge

תְּחַיֵּבְנָה ~ תחייבנה

techayevna

they f. will charge

Imperative

חַיֵּב!‏ ~ חייב!‏

chayev!

(to a man) charge!

חַיְּבִי!‏ ~ חייבי!‏

chayvi!

(to a woman) charge!

חַיְּבוּ!‏ ~ חייבו!‏

chayvu!

(to men) charge!

חַיֵּבְנָה!‏ ~ חייבנה!‏

chayevna!

(to women) charge!

Infinitive

לְחַיֵּב ~ לחייב

lechayev

to charge