Conjugation of the Hebrew Verb "לשתות" (lishtot)

לשתות
lishtot
to drink
Root (שורש)
ש.ת.ה
sh.t.h
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. שותה shote
Feminine sg. שותה shota
Masculine pl. שותים shotim
Feminine pl. שותות shotot

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 שתיתי shatiti
אתה ata שתית shatita
את at שתית shatit
הוא hu שתה shata
היא hi שתתה shatta
אנחנו anakhnu שתינו shatinu
אתם atem שתיתם shatitem
הם/הן hem/hen שתו shatu

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 אשתה eshte
אתה ata תשתה tishte
את at תשתי tishti
הוא hu ישתה yishte
היא hi תשתה tishte
אנחנו anakhnu נשתה nishte
אתם atem תשתו tishtu
הם/הן hem/hen ישתו yishtu

ציווי — Imperative

Direct commands with gender distinction in singular forms.

Form Hebrew Transliteration
Masculine sg. שתה shte
Feminine sg. שתי shti
Plural שתו shtu

Example Sentences (דוגמאות)

?מה אתה שותה

Ma ata shote?

What are you drinking?

!שתה הרבה מים

Shte harbe mayim!

Drink a lot of water!

.שתינו קפה ביחד

Shatinu kafe beyakhad.

We drank coffee together.