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Future Tense

Lesson 22 · עתיד
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Hebrew future tense uses prefixes (and sometimes suffixes) attached to a stem. Each person has its own prefix: א (I), ת (you/she), י (he), נ (we), ת...וּ (you pl.), י...וּ (they). Future is also commonly used for polite requests.

Future = polite request, אֲנִי אֲבַקֵּשׁ (ani avakesh) "I will ask" is also "I'd like to ask". Israelis often use the future for requests at counters, restaurants, etc.

Pattern: לִלְמֹד (lilmod: to learn / study)

Pattern: לֶאֱכֹל (le'echol: to eat)

Pattern: לִכְתֹּב (lichtov: to write)

The verb "to be" in future (יִהְיֶה: yihye)

Example Sentences