How to say "to write" in Hebrew
לִכְתּוֹב
[likhtov]without vowels: לכתוב
Meaning: to write
"to write" in Hebrew is לִכְתּוֹב (likhtov). A verb in binyan pa'al, root כ-ת-ב. Present, past and future forms with transcription and audio.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Binyan
- pa'al
- Root
- כ-ת-ב
Examples: "to write" in the present, past and future
Present tense
| he | הוּא כּוֹתֵב | kotev |
| she | הִיא כּוֹתֶבֶת | kotevet |
| they (m.) | הֵם כּוֹתְבִים | kotvim |
| they (f.) | הֵן כּוֹתְבוֹת | kotvot |
Past tense
| I | אֲנִי כָּתַבְתִּי | katavti |
| he | הוּא כָּתַב | katav |
| she | הִיא כָּתְבָה | katva |
| they | הֵם כָּתְבוּ | katvu |
Future tense
| I | אֲנִי אֶכְתּוֹב | ekhtov |
| you (m.) | אַתָּה תִּכְתּוֹב | tikhtov |
| he | הוּא יִכְתּוֹב | yikhtov |
| she | הִיא תִּכְתּוֹב | tikhtov |
Transcription is approximate: Hebrew stress usually falls on the last syllable.
Same root (כ-ת-ב)
- לְהִיכָּתֵב — быть написанным
- לְהַכְתִּיב — диктовать
- לְהִתְכַּתֵּב — переписываться