Conjugation of the Hebrew Verb "ללמוד" (lilmod)

ללמוד

lilmod

to learn / to study

Root (שורש)

ל.מ.ד

l.m.d

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.	לומד	lomed
Feminine sg.	לומדת	lomedet
Masculine pl.	לומדים	lomdim
Feminine pl.	לומדות	lomdot

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	למדתי	lamadti
אתה	ata	למדת	lamadta
את	at	למדת	lamadet
הוא	hu	למד	lamad
היא	hi	למדה	lamda
אנחנו	anakhnu	למדנו	lamadnu
אתם	atem	למדתם	lamadtem
הם/הן	hem/hen	למדו	lamdu

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	אלמד	elmad
אתה	ata	תלמד	tilmad
את	at	תלמדי	tilmdi
הוא	hu	ילמד	yilmad
היא	hi	תלמד	tilmad
אנחנו	anakhnu	נלמד	nilmad
אתם	atem	תלמדו	tilmdu
הם/הן	hem/hen	ילמדו	yilmdu

ציווי — Imperative

Direct commands with gender distinction in singular forms.

Form	Hebrew	Transliteration
Masculine sg.	למד	lemad
Feminine sg.	למדי	limdi
Plural	למדו	limdu

Example Sentences (דוגמאות)

.אני לומד עברית

Ani lomed ivrit.

I am studying Hebrew.

.למדתי משהו חדש

Lamadti mashehu khadash.

I learned something new.

?איפה למדת עברית

Eifo lamadta ivrit?

Where did you learn Hebrew?