ח-ש-ב
Root
Pa'al
Verb pattern
lakh-SHOV
Pronunciation
to think / to believe / to consider
Meaning
Example Sentences
אֲנִי חוֹשֵׁב שֶׁזֶּה נָכוֹן
Ani choshev she'ze nakhon
I think that's correct
מָה אַתְּ חוֹשֶׁבֶת?
Ma at choshevet?
What do you think?
חָשַׁבְתִּי שֶׁהוּא בָּא
Chashavti she'hu ba
I thought he was coming
חֲשֹׁב לְפָנֵי שֶׁאַתָּה מְדַבֵּר
Chashov lifney she'ata medaber
Think before you speak
Conjugation Tables
Present
| אני/אתה/הוא (m) | חוֹשֵׁב | choshev |
| אני/את/היא (f) | חוֹשֶׁבֶת | choshevet |
| אנחנו/הם (m) | חוֹשְׁבִים | choshvim |
| אנחנו/הן (f) | חוֹשְׁבוֹת | choshvot |
Past
| אני | חָשַׁבְתִּי | chashavti |
| אתה | חָשַׁבְתָּ | chashavta |
| את | חָשַׁבְתְּ | chashavt |
| הוא | חָשַׁב | chashav |
| היא | חָשְׁבָה | chashva |
| אנחנו | חָשַׁבְנוּ | chashavnu |
| הם/הן | חָשְׁבוּ | chashvu |
Future
| אני | אֶחְשֹׁב | echshov |
| אתה | תַּחְשֹׁב | tachshov |
| את | תַּחְשְׁבִי | tachshvi |
| הוא | יַחְשֹׁב | yachshov |
| היא | תַּחְשֹׁב | tachshov |
| אנחנו | נַחְשֹׁב | nachshov |
| הם/הן | יַחְשְׁבוּ | yachshvu |
Real-Life Usage Notes
לחשוב is used for thinking, believing, and considering. The phrase 'אני חושב/חושבת ש...' (I think that...) is one of the most useful sentence starters in Hebrew for expressing opinions. The word 'מחשב' (machshev - computer) comes from the same root, literally meaning 'thinking machine.'
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