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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 lamoreh.

I am listening to the teacher.

הִיא הִקְשִׁיבָה לַסִּפּוּר.

hi hikshivah lasipur.

She listened to the story.

הַקְשִׁיבוּ בְּבַקָּשָׁה.

hakshivu bevakashah.

Listen, please.

Present
PersonHebrewTransliteration
הוא / אתה · he / you (m)מַקְשִׁיבmakshiv
היא / את · she / you (f)מַקְשִׁיבָהmakshivah
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 · sheהִקְשִׁיבָהhikshivah
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

The feminine plural future is the classical form. Everyday speech uses the masculine plural for mixed and feminine groups.

Imperative
PersonHebrewTransliteration
אתה · you (m)הַקְשֵׁבhakshev
את · you (f)הַקְשִׁיבִיhakshivi
אתם / אתן · you (pl)הַקְשִׁיבוּhakshivu

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Frequently Asked Questions

What binyan is להקשיב?

לְהַקְשִׁיב is a hif'il verb, in the regular gizra, from the root ק־ש־ב.

How do I say "to listen" to someone else?

Use the imperative forms below, or the future tense (which modern Hebrew often uses instead of the imperative).

What is the feminine plural future for?

The feminine plural future is the classical form. In everyday speech the masculine plural covers mixed groups and, often, feminine groups too.

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