Conjugation of לְאַלֵּף

Verb – PI'EL

Root: א - ל - ף

The first radical of this word is guttural; this affects the adjacent vowels.

Meaning

to tame, to train

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Active forms Binyan Pi'el

Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		🔊 מְאַלֵּף me'alef I / you m. sg. / he / it tame(s)	🔊 מְאַלֶּפֶת me'alefet I / you f. sg. / she / it tame(s)	🔊 מְאַלְּפִים me'alfim we / you m. pl. / they m. tame	🔊 מְאַלְּפוֹת me'alfot we / you f. pl. / they f. tame
Past tense	1st	🔊 אִלַּפְתִּי ~ אילפתי ilafti I tamed		🔊 אִלַּפְנוּ ~ אילפנו ilafnu we tamed
	2nd	🔊 אִלַּפְתָּ ~ אילפת ilafta you m. sg. tamed	🔊 אִלַּפְתְּ ~ אילפת ilaft you f. sg. tamed	🔊 אִלַּפְתֶּם ~ אילפתם ilaftem you m. pl. tamed The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 אִלַּפְתֶּם ~ אילפתם ilaftem	🔊 אִלַּפְתֶּן ~ אילפתן ilaften you f. pl. tamed The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 אִלַּפְתֶּן ~ אילפתן ilaften
	3rd	🔊 אִלֵּף ~ אילף ilef he / it tamed	🔊 אִלְּפָה ~ אילפה ilfa she / it tamed	🔊 אִלְּפוּ ~ אילפו ilfu they tamed
Future tense	1st	🔊 אֲאַלֵּף a'alef I will tame		🔊 נְאַלֵּף ne'alef we will tame
	2nd	🔊 תְּאַלֵּף te'alef you m. sg. will tame	🔊 תְּאַלְּפִי te'alfi you f. sg. will tame	🔊 תְּאַלְּפוּ te'alfu you m. pl. will tame	🔊 תְּאַלֵּפְנָה te'alefna you f. pl. will tame In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תְּאַלְּפוּ te'alfu
	3rd	🔊 יְאַלֵּף ye'alef he / it will tame	🔊 תְּאַלֵּף te'alef she / it will tame	🔊 יְאַלְּפוּ ye'alfu they m. will tame	🔊 תְּאַלֵּפְנָה te'alefna they f. will tame In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יְאַלְּפוּ ye'alfu
Imperative		🔊 אַלֵּף!‏ alef! (to a man) tame!	🔊 אַלְּפִי!‏ alfi! (to a woman) tame!	🔊 אַלְּפוּ!‏ alfu! (to men) tame!	🔊 אַלֵּפְנָה!‏ alefna! (to women) tame! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 אַלְּפוּ!‏ alfu!
Infinitive		🔊 לְאַלֵּף le'alef to tame

Passive forms Binyan Pu'al

Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		🔊 מְאֻלָּף ~ מאולף me'ulaf I am / you m. sg. are / he / it is tamed	🔊 מְאֻלֶּפֶת ~ מאולפת me'ulefet I am / you f. sg. are / she / it is tamed	🔊 מְאֻלָּפִים ~ מאולפים me'ulafim we / you m. pl. / they m. are tamed	🔊 מְאֻלָּפוֹת ~ מאולפות me'ulafot we / you f. pl. / they f. are tamed
Past tense	1st	🔊 אֻלַּפְתִּי ~ אולפתי ulafti I was tamed		🔊 אֻלַּפְנוּ ~ אולפנו ulafnu we were tamed
	2nd	🔊 אֻלַּפְתָּ ~ אולפת ulafta you m. sg. were tamed	🔊 אֻלַּפְתְּ ~ אולפת ulaft you f. sg. were tamed	🔊 אֻלַּפְתֶּם ~ אולפתם ulaftem you m. pl. were tamed The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 אֻלַּפְתֶּם ~ אולפתם ulaftem	🔊 אֻלַּפְתֶּן ~ אולפתן ulaften you f. pl. were tamed The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 אֻלַּפְתֶּן ~ אולפתן ulaften
	3rd	🔊 אֻלַּף ~ אולף ulaf he / it was tamed	🔊 אֻלְּפָה ~ אולפה ulfa she / it was tamed	🔊 אֻלְּפוּ ~ אולפו ulfu they were tamed
Future tense	1st	🔊 אֲאֻלַּף ~ אאולף a'ulaf I will be tamed		🔊 נְאֻלַּף ~ נאולף ne'ulaf we will be tamed
	2nd	🔊 תְּאֻלַּף ~ תאולף te'ulaf you m. sg. will be tamed	🔊 תְּאֻלְּפִי ~ תאולפי te'ulfi you f. sg. will be tamed	🔊 תְּאֻלְּפוּ ~ תאולפו te'ulfu you m. pl. will be tamed	🔊 תְּאֻלַּפְנָה ~ תאולפנה te'ulafna you f. pl. will be tamed In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תְּאֻלְּפוּ ~ תאולפו te'ulfu
	3rd	🔊 יְאֻלַּף ~ יאולף ye'ulaf he / it will be tamed	🔊 תְּאֻלַּף ~ תאולף te'ulaf she / it will be tamed	🔊 יְאֻלְּפוּ ~ יאולפו ye'ulfu they m. will be tamed	🔊 תְּאֻלַּפְנָה ~ תאולפנה te'ulafna they f. will be tamed In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יְאֻלְּפוּ ~ יאולפו ye'ulfu