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) | כּוֹתֵב | kotev |
| אני/את/היא (f) | כּוֹתֶבֶת | kotevet |
| אנחנו/הם (m) | כּוֹתְבִים | kotvim |
| אנחנו/הן (f) | כּוֹתְבוֹת | kotvot |
Past
| אני | כָּתַבְתִּי | katavti |
| אתה | כָּתַבְתָּ | katavta |
| את | כָּתַבְתְּ | katavt |
| הוא | כָּתַב | katav |
| היא | כָּתְבָה | katva |
| אנחנו | כָּתַבְנוּ | katavnu |
| הם/הן | כָּתְבוּ | katvu |
Future
| אני | אֶכְתֹּב | echtov |
| אתה | תִּכְתֹּב | tichtov |
| את | תִּכְתְּבִי | tichtevi |
| הוא | יִכְתֹּב | yichtov |
| היא | תִּכְתֹּב | tichtov |
| אנחנו | נִכְתֹּב | nichtov |
| הם/הן | יִכְתְּבוּ | yichtvu |
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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