Hebrew Verb Forms — PGN Conjugation Grid

Person, Gender, and Number in the Perfect (Qatal) and Imperfect (Yiqtol)

How to read this chart: Select a root below to see how it conjugates across all Person, Gender, and Number combinations. Root letters stay constant while PGN markers (in red-orange) show the prefixes and suffixes that change.

Choose a root:

Color Key

Root consonants (constant)
PGN markers (change with person/gender/number)
Masculine
Feminine
Common

Perfect (Qatal) — Completed Action · "he guarded"

PGN Hebrew Transliteration Meaning

Imperfect (Yiqtol) — Incomplete / Future Action · "he will guard"

PGN Hebrew Transliteration Meaning
Pattern to notice: In the Perfect (Qatal), PGN is marked by suffixes — endings added after the root. In the Imperfect (Yiqtol), PGN is marked by prefixes — letters added before the root (sometimes with suffixes too). This prefix-vs-suffix pattern is one of the most important things to recognize in Hebrew verbs.