אני לא אשבע.

אשבע is the first person singular future form of the verb להישבע (to swear, as in taking an oath).

So:

• אשבע = I will swear
• לא אשבע = I will not swear / I won’t swear

Hebrew usually does not need a separate word for will. The future meaning is built into the verb form itself.

לא is the standard Hebrew word for not.

It comes before the verb:

• אני אשבע = I will swear
• אני לא אשבע = I will not swear

This is the normal way to negate a future statement in Hebrew.

In Hebrew, the verb form אשבע already tells you the subject is I. The prefix א- marks first person singular in the future.

So technically, לא אשבע already means I won’t swear.

Adding אני can:

• make the subject extra clear
• add emphasis
• sound more natural in some contexts

So both are possible:

• לא אשבע = I won’t swear
• אני לא אשבע = I won’t swear / As for me, I won’t swear

It is pronounced approximately eh-sha-VA.

So the whole sentence is:

אני לא אשבע
a-NI lo eh-sha-VA

The stress is on the last syllable of אשבע.

Grammatically, it is a future form.

But in natural English, Hebrew future tense can often be translated in different ways depending on context, for example:

• I won’t swear
• I will not swear
• I’m not going to swear

So the Hebrew form is future, but the best English wording depends on the situation.

The root is ש-ב-ע.

In this sentence, it belongs to the verb להישבע (to swear).

A useful related noun is:

• שבועה = oath

So these words are connected by meaning.

This is a very common question.

The infinitive is להישבע, but the future form is אשבע, without י in the spelling.

That happens because Hebrew verbs change shape depending on their tense and pattern (binyan). The י you see in the infinitive is part of that form’s pattern; it does not have to appear in every conjugated form.

So this is normal:

• להישבע = to swear
• אשבע = I will swear
• תישבע = you will swear
• יישבע = he will swear

Yes. Without vowel marks, אשבע can also belong to a different verb meaning I will be full / satisfied.

So in unpointed Hebrew, אשבע is potentially ambiguous.

For example:

• from להישבע = to swear
• from לשבוע = to be satisfied/full

In real life, context usually makes the meaning clear. Since the learner already has the meaning here, you would understand it as the swear verb.

These are different tenses:

• אני לא אשבע = I won’t swear / I will not swear
  future

• אני לא נשבע = I’m not swearing / I don’t swear
  present

So if you want to talk about a future refusal or decision, אני לא אשבע is the correct form.

The normal, neutral order is:

אני לא אשבע

Hebrew word order is somewhat flexible, but this is the most straightforward version for learners.

You may also hear:

• לא אשבע = I won’t swear

This is also very natural, especially when the subject is obvious from the verb.

For now, the safest pattern to remember is:

subject + לא + future verb