Conjugation of לְהַמְעִיט

Verb – HIF'IL

Root: מ - ע - ט

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

Meaning

to cause to decrease, diminish

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Active forms Binyan Hif'il

Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		🔊 מַמְעִיט mam'it I / you m. sg. / he / it cause(s) to decrease	🔊 מַמְעִיטָה mam'ita I / you f. sg. / she / it cause(s) to decrease	🔊 מַמְעִיטִים mam'itim we / you m. pl. / they m. cause to decrease	🔊 מַמְעִיטוֹת mam'itot we / you f. pl. / they f. cause to decrease
Past tense	1st	🔊 הִמְעַטְתִּי him'ateti I caused to decrease		🔊 הִמְעַטְנוּ him'atnu we caused to decrease
	2nd	🔊 הִמְעַטְתָּ him'ateta you m. sg. caused to decrease	🔊 הִמְעַטְתְּ him'atet you f. sg. caused to decrease	🔊 הִמְעַטְתֶּם him'atetem you m. pl. caused to decrease The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 הִמְעַטְתֶּם him'atetem	🔊 הִמְעַטְתֶּן him'ateten you f. pl. caused to decrease The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 הִמְעַטְתֶּן him'ateten
	3rd	🔊 הִמְעִיט him'it he / it caused to decrease	🔊 הִמְעִיטָה him'ita she / it caused to decrease	🔊 הִמְעִיטוּ him'itu they caused to decrease
Future tense	1st	🔊 אַמְעִיט am'it I will cause to decrease		🔊 נַמְעִיט nam'it we will cause to decrease
	2nd	🔊 תַּמְעִיט tam'it you m. sg. will cause to decrease	🔊 תַּמְעִיטִי tam'iti you f. sg. will cause to decrease	🔊 תַּמְעִיטוּ tam'itu you m. pl. will cause to decrease	🔊 תַּמְעֵטְנָה tam'etna you f. pl. will cause to decrease In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תַּמְעִיטוּ tam'itu
	3rd	🔊 יַמְעִיט yam'it he / it will cause to decrease	🔊 תַּמְעִיט tam'it she / it will cause to decrease	🔊 יַמְעִיטוּ yam'itu they m. will cause to decrease	🔊 תַּמְעֵטְנָה tam'etna they f. will cause to decrease In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יַמְעִיטוּ yam'itu
Imperative		🔊 הַמְעֵט!‏ ham'et! (to a man) cause to decrease!	🔊 הַמְעִיטִי!‏ ham'iti! (to a woman) cause to decrease!	🔊 הַמְעִיטוּ!‏ ham'itu! (to men) cause to decrease!	🔊 הַמְעֵטְנָה!‏ ham'etna! (to women) cause to decrease! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 הַמְעִיטוּ!‏ ham'itu!
Infinitive		🔊 לְהַמְעִיט leham'it to cause to decrease

Passive forms Binyan Huf'al

Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		🔊 מֻמְעָט ~ מומעט mum'at I am / you m. sg. are / he / it is caused to decrease	🔊 מֻמְעֶטֶת ~ מומעטת mum'etet I am / you f. sg. are / she / it is caused to decrease	🔊 מֻמְעָטִים ~ מומעטים mum'atim we / you m. pl. / they m. are caused to decrease	🔊 מֻמְעָטוֹת ~ מומעטות mum'atot we / you f. pl. / they f. are caused to decrease
Past tense	1st	🔊 הֻמְעַטְתִּי ~ הומעטתי hum'ateti I was caused to decrease		🔊 הֻמְעַטְנוּ ~ הומעטנו hum'atnu we were caused to decrease
	2nd	🔊 הֻמְעַטְתָּ ~ הומעטת hum'ateta you m. sg. were caused to decrease	🔊 הֻמְעַטְתְּ ~ הומעטת hum'atet you f. sg. were caused to decrease	🔊 הֻמְעַטְתֶּם ~ הומעטתם hum'atetem you m. pl. were caused to decrease The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 הֻמְעַטְתֶּם ~ הומעטתם hum'atetem	🔊 הֻמְעַטְתֶּן ~ הומעטתן hum'ateten you f. pl. were caused to decrease The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 הֻמְעַטְתֶּן ~ הומעטתן hum'ateten
	3rd	🔊 הֻמְעַט ~ הומעט hum'at he / it was caused to decrease	🔊 הֻמְעֲטָה ~ הומעטה hum'ata she / it was caused to decrease	🔊 הֻמְעֲטוּ ~ הומעטו hum'atu they were caused to decrease
Future tense	1st	🔊 אֻמְעַט ~ אומעט um'at I will be caused to decrease		🔊 נֻמְעַט ~ נומעט num'at we will be caused to decrease
	2nd	🔊 תֻּמְעַט ~ תומעט tum'at you m. sg. will be caused to decrease	🔊 תֻּמְעֲטִי ~ תומעטי tum'ati you f. sg. will be caused to decrease	🔊 תֻּמְעֲטוּ ~ תומעטו tum'atu you m. pl. will be caused to decrease	🔊 תֻּמְעַטְנָה ~ תומעטנה tum'atna you f. pl. will be caused to decrease In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תֻּמְעֲטוּ ~ תומעטו tum'atu
	3rd	🔊 יֻמְעַט ~ יומעט yum'at he / it will be caused to decrease	🔊 תֻּמְעַט ~ תומעט tum'at she / it will be caused to decrease	🔊 יֻמְעֲטוּ ~ יומעטו yum'atu they m. will be caused to decrease	🔊 תֻּמְעַטְנָה ~ תומעטנה tum'atna they f. will be caused to decrease In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יֻמְעֲטוּ ~ יומעטו yum'atu