likhtov
root: כ.ת.ב
Textbook CaCaC shape.
Simple active action
The infinitive shape (ל + stencil) is often the fastest tell
Worked example: לכתוב likhtov (to write) — root כ.ת.ב
Past has no prefix at all — just the bare root plus a suffix.
The gold letters are the root — watch it hide inside every verb.
likhtov
root: כ.ת.ב
Textbook CaCaC shape.
lirkod
root: ר.ק.ד
Same CaCaC pattern as כתב.
le'ekhol
root: א.כ.ל
Guttural first root letter softens the vowel.
lalekhet
root: ה.ל.כ
Irregular-ish future. The ה of the root hides in the infinitive.
liknot
root: ק.נ.ה
Lamed-hey verb, present m/f identical.
le'ehov
root: א.ה.ב
Guttural first root letter.
livkhor
root: ב.ח.ר
Clean CaCaC, no irregularities.
lavo
root: ב.ו.א
Hollow root.
ligdol
root: ג.ד.ל
Anchor root spanning three binyanim.
lilbosh
root: ל.ב.ש
Textbook triple with הלביש and התלבש.
liftoakh
root: פ.ת.ח
Pairs with פיתח and התפתח.