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Conjugation of לְחַייֵּב

Verb – PI'EL

Root: ח - י - ב

The first radical of this word is guttural; this affects the adjacent vowels.

Meaning

to charge, to require, to oblige, to force someone

Active forms Binyan Pi'el

Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		מְחַיֵּב ~ מחייב mechayev I / you m. sg. / he / it charge(s)	מְחַיֶּבֶת ~ מחייבת mechayevet I / you f. sg. / she / it charge(s)	מְחַיְּבִים ~ מחייבים mechayvim we / you m. pl. / they m. charge	מְחַיְּבוֹת ~ מחייבות mechayvot we / you f. pl. / they f. charge
Past tense	1st	חִיַּבְתִּי ~ חייבתי chiyavti I charged		חִיַּבְנוּ ~ חייבנו chiyavnu we charged
	2nd	חִיַּבְתָּ ~ חייבת chiyavta you m. sg. charged	חִיַּבְתְּ ~ חייבת chiyavt you f. sg. charged	חִיַּבְתֶּם ~ חייבתם chiyavtem you m. pl. charged The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: חִיַּבְתֶּם ~ חייבתם chiyavtem	חִיַּבְתֶּן ~ חייבתן chiyavten you f. pl. charged The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: חִיַּבְתֶּן ~ חייבתן chiyavten
	3rd	חִיֵּב ~ חייב chiyev he / it charged	חִיְּבָה ~ חייבה chiyva she / it charged	חִיְּבוּ ~ חייבו chiyvu they charged
Future tense	1st	אֲחַיֵּב ~ אחייב achayev I will charge		נְחַיֵּב ~ נחייב nechayev we will charge
	2nd	תְּחַיֵּב ~ תחייב techayev you m. sg. will charge	תְּחַיְּבִי ~ תחייבי techayvi you f. sg. will charge	תְּחַיְּבוּ ~ תחייבו techayvu you m. pl. will charge	תְּחַיֵּבְנָה ~ תחייבנה techayevna you f. pl. will charge In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: תְּחַיְּבוּ ~ תחייבו techayvu
	3rd	יְחַיֵּב ~ יחייב yechayev he / it will charge	תְּחַיֵּב ~ תחייב techayev she / it will charge	יְחַיְּבוּ ~ יחייבו yechayvu they m. will charge	תְּחַיֵּבְנָה ~ תחייבנה techayevna they f. will charge In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: יְחַיְּבוּ ~ יחייבו yechayvu
Imperative		חַיֵּב!‏ ~ חייב!‏ chayev! (to a man) charge!	חַיְּבִי!‏ ~ חייבי!‏ chayvi! (to a woman) charge!	חַיְּבוּ!‏ ~ חייבו!‏ chayvu! (to men) charge!	חַיֵּבְנָה!‏ ~ חייבנה!‏ chayevna! (to women) charge! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: חַיְּבוּ!‏ ~ חייבו!‏ chayvu!
Infinitive		לְחַיֵּב ~ לחייב lechayev to charge

Passive forms Binyan Pu'al

Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		מְחֻיָּב ~ מחויב mechuyav I am / you m. sg. are / he / it is charged	מְחֻיֶּבֶת ~ מחויבת mechuyevet I am / you f. sg. are / she / it is charged	מְחֻיָּבִים ~ מחויבים mechuyavim we / you m. pl. / they m. are charged	מְחֻיָּבוֹת ~ מחויבות mechuyavot we / you f. pl. / they f. are charged
Past tense	1st	חֻיַּבְתִּי ~ חויבתי chuyavti I was charged		חֻיַּבְנוּ ~ חויבנו chuyavnu we were charged
	2nd	חֻיַּבְתָּ ~ חויבת chuyavta you m. sg. were charged	חֻיַּבְתְּ ~ חויבת chuyavt you f. sg. were charged	חֻיַּבְתֶּם ~ חויבתם chuyavtem you m. pl. were charged The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: חֻיַּבְתֶּם ~ חויבתם chuyavtem	חֻיַּבְתֶּן ~ חויבתן chuyavten you f. pl. were charged The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: חֻיַּבְתֶּן ~ חויבתן chuyavten
	3rd	חֻיַּב ~ חויב chuyav he / it was charged	חֻיְּבָה ~ חויבה chuyva she / it was charged	חֻיְּבוּ ~ חויבו chuyvu they were charged
Future tense	1st	אֲחֻיַּב ~ אחויב achuyav I will be charged		נְחֻיַּב ~ נחויב nechuyav we will be charged
	2nd	תְּחֻיַּב ~ תחויב techuyav you m. sg. will be charged	תְּחֻיְּבִי ~ תחויבי techuyvi you f. sg. will be charged	תְּחֻיְּבוּ ~ תחויבו techuyvu you m. pl. will be charged	תְּחֻיַּבְנָה ~ תחויבנה techuyavna you f. pl. will be charged In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: תְּחֻיְּבוּ ~ תחויבו techuyvu
	3rd	יְחֻיַּב ~ יחויב yechuyav he / it will be charged	תְּחֻיַּב ~ תחויב techuyav she / it will be charged	יְחֻיְּבוּ ~ יחויבו yechuyvu they m. will be charged	תְּחֻיַּבְנָה ~ תחויבנה techuyavna they f. will be charged In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: יְחֻיְּבוּ ~ יחויבו yechuyvu