תבע

Hebrew

Root
ת־ב־ע (t-b-ʿ)
3 terms

Pronunciation

Verb

תָּבַע • (tavá') (pa'al construction)

  1. to demand
  2. (law) to sue; to charge, to prosecute
  3. (insurance) to claim

Conjugation

Conjugation of תָּבַע (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לתבוע / לִתְבֹּעַ
action noun תְּבִיעָה
passive participle
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first תָּבַעְתִּי תָּבַעְנוּ
second תָּבַעְתָּ תָּבַעְתְּ תְּבַעְתֶּם1 תְּבַעְתֶּן1
third תָּבַע תָּבְעָה תָּבְעוּ
present תּוֹבֵעַ תּוֹבַעַת תּוֹבְעִים תּוֹבְעוֹת
future first אֶתְבַּע נִתְבַּע
second תִּתְבַּע תִּתְבְּעִי תִּתְבְּעוּ תִּתְבַּעְנָה2
third יִתְבַּע תִּתְבַּע יִתְבְּעוּ תִּתְבַּעְנָה2
imperative תְּבַע תִּבְעִי תִּבְעוּ תְּבַעְנָה2

1 Pronounced תָּבַעְתֶּם and תָּבַעְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Synonyms