Conjugation of the Hebrew Verb "לתת" (latet)
לתת
latet
to give
Root (שורש)
נ.ת.ן
n.t.n
Binyan (בניין)
Pa'al (קל)
Tenses
4 forms
הווה — Present Tense
The present tense has 4 forms based on gender and number. It also functions as the active participle. No person distinction — context and pronouns clarify the subject.
| Form | Hebrew | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Masculine sg. | נותן | noten |
| Feminine sg. | נותנת | notenet |
| Masculine pl. | נותנים | notnim |
| Feminine pl. | נותנות | notnot |
עבר — Past Tense
Past tense is formed by adding suffixes to the verb stem. Distinguishes person, number, and gender (in 2nd/3rd person singular).
| Pronoun | Hebrew | Transliteration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| אני | ani | נתתי | natati |
| אתה | ata | נתת | natata |
| את | at | נתת | natat |
| הוא | hu | נתן | natan |
| היא | hi | נתנה | natna |
| אנחנו | anakhnu | נתנו | natanu |
| אתם | atem | נתתם | natatem |
| הם/הן | hem/hen | נתנו | natnu |
עתיד — Future Tense
Future tense is formed by adding prefixes (and sometimes suffixes) to the verb stem. The prefix indicates person: א- (I), ת- (you/she), י- (he/they), נ- (we).
| Pronoun | Hebrew | Transliteration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| אני | ani | אתן | eten |
| אתה | ata | תיתן | titen |
| את | at | תתני | titni |
| הוא | hu | ייתן | yiten |
| היא | hi | תיתן | titen |
| אנחנו | anakhnu | ניתן | niten |
| אתם | atem | תתנו | titnu |
| הם/הן | hem/hen | ייתנו | yitnu |
ציווי — Imperative
Direct commands with gender distinction in singular forms.
| Form | Hebrew | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Masculine sg. | תן | ten |
| Feminine sg. | תני | tni |
| Plural | תנו | tnu |
Example Sentences (דוגמאות)
!תן לי את זה
Ten li et ze!
Give me that!
.נתתי לו מתנה
Natati lo matana.
I gave him a gift.
.היא נתנה לי תשובה
Hi natna li tshuva.
She gave me an answer.