Modern Hebrew: An Essential Grammar

Plural. . . we . . . . . . youtheySingular. . . I. . . you (masc.) . . . . . . he. . . sheyou (fem.)The futuretenseUsing the verb as a model: we will get up / you (pl.) will get up / they will get up I will get up you (masc. sing.) will get up you (fem. sing.) will get up he will get up she will get up1 Notice the similarities to the personal pronouns: to , and so onfor ‘you’ and ‘we’; but not for ‘she’ or ‘he, they’.2 Plural is added to distinguish ‘you’ sing. from pl., and ‘he’ from‘they’. For this reason it is not found with .Note: In elevated style, a special form may be used for the feminine 2nd and3rd person plural (one form for both): . . . , e.g. ‘they will arise’.We will disregard it here. It is listed in traditional grammars.b Use of the future tenseFuture tense has two main uses:1 It can be a prediction, equivalent to the English future;2 in the 2nd person it can be a request.37