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to listen: להקשיב

לְהַקְשִׁיב (lehakshiv) is a hif'il verb from the root ק־ש־ב, ranked #30 of the 100 most used Hebrew verbs.

to listen
לְהַקְשִׁיב
lehakshiv
Root
ק־ש־ב
Binyan
hif'il
Gizra
regular

הקשיב takes לְ: you listen to someone (מקשיב למורה), not a direct object.

Same root
קֶשֶׁב · attentionהַקְשָׁבָה · listeningקַשָּׁב · attentive
Examples

אֲנִי מַקְשִׁיב לַמּוֹרֶה.

ani makshiv lamore.

I am listening to the teacher.

הִיא הִקְשִׁיבָה לַסִּפּוּר.

hi hikshiva lasipur.

She listened to the story.

הַקְשִׁיבוּ בְּבַקָּשָׁה.

hakshivu bevakasha.

Listen, please.

Present
PersonHebrewTransliteration
הוא / אתה · he / you (m)מַקְשִׁיבmakshiv
היא / את · she / you (f)מַקְשִׁיבָהmakshiva
הם / אתם · they / you (m pl)מַקְשִׁיבִיםmakshivim
הן / אתן · they / you (f pl)מַקְשִׁיבוֹתmakshivot
Past
PersonHebrewTransliteration
אני · Iהִקְשַׁבְתִּיhikshavti
אתה · you (m)הִקְשַׁבְתָּhikshavta
את · you (f)הִקְשַׁבְתְּhikshavt
הוא · heהִקְשִׁיבhikshiv
היא · sheהִקְשִׁיבָהhikshiva
אנחנו · weהִקְשַׁבְנוּhikshavnu
אתם · you (pl m)הִקְשַׁבְתֶּםhikshavtem
אתן · you (pl f)הִקְשַׁבְתֶּןhikshavten
הם / הן · theyהִקְשִׁיבוּhikshivu
Future
PersonHebrewTransliteration
אני · Iאַקְשִׁיבakshiv
אתה · you (m)תַּקְשִׁיבtakshiv
את · you (f)תַּקְשִׁיבִיtakshivi
הוא · heיַקְשִׁיבyakshiv
היא · sheתַּקְשִׁיבtakshiv
אנחנו · weנַקְשִׁיבnakshiv
אתם · you (pl m)תַּקְשִׁיבוּtakshivu
אתן · you (pl f)תַּקְשֵׁבְנָהtakshevna
הם / הן · theyיַקְשִׁיבוּyakshivu
Imperative
PersonHebrewTransliteration
אתה · you (m)הַקְשֵׁבhakshev
את · you (f)הַקְשִׁיבִיhakshivi
אתם / אתן · you (pl)הַקְשִׁיבוּhakshivu

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