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Pa'al

לִכְתֹּב

to write

lichtov·לִכְתֹּב

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כ-ת-ב
Root
Pa'al
Verb pattern
likh-TOV
Pronunciation
to write
Meaning

Example Sentences

אֲנִי כּוֹתֵב מִכְתָּב
Ani kotev michtav
I am writing a letter
כָּתְבִי אֶת שְׁמֵךְ בְּבַקָּשָׁה
Katvi et shmeich bevakasha
Please write your name
הוּא כָּתַב סֵפֶר
Hu katav sefer
He wrote a book
אֶכְתֹּב לְךָ מֵאוּחָר יוֹתֵר
Echtov lecha me'uchar yoter
I will write to you later

Conjugation Tables

Present
אני/אתה/הוא (m)כּוֹתֵבkotev
אני/את/היא (f)כּוֹתֶבֶתkotevet
אנחנו/הם (m)כּוֹתְבִיםkotvim
אנחנו/הן (f)כּוֹתְבוֹתkotvot
Past
אניכָּתַבְתִּיkatavti
אתהכָּתַבְתָּkatavta
אתכָּתַבְתְּkatavt
הואכָּתַבkatav
היאכָּתְבָהkatva
אנחנוכָּתַבְנוּkatavnu
הם/הןכָּתְבוּkatvu
Future
אניאֶכְתֹּבechtov
אתהתִּכְתֹּבtichtov
אתתִּכְתְּבִיtichtevi
הואיִכְתֹּבyichtov
היאתִּכְתֹּבtichtov
אנחנונִכְתֹּבnichtov
הם/הןיִכְתְּבוּyichtvu

Real-Life Usage Notes

לכתוב comes from the root כ-ת-ב which appears in many important Hebrew words: כתב (writing/script), מכתב (letter), כתובת (address), and even the word כתובים (Writings - the third part of the Hebrew Bible). Learning to write Hebrew script is a milestone for any student.

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