Verb – HIF'IL
Root: נ - ק - ף
The first radical of this word can assimilate with the second radical in inflected forms.
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| Verb form | Person | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masculine | Feminine | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Present tense / Participle | 🔊 מַקִּיף makif I / you m. sg. / he / it encircle(s) | 🔊 מַקִּיפָה makifa I / you f. sg. / she / it encircle(s) | 🔊 מַקִּיפִים makifim we / you m. pl. / they m. encircle | 🔊 מַקִּיפוֹת makifot we / you f. pl. / they f. encircle | |
| Past tense | 1st | 🔊 הִקַּפְתִּי hikafti I encircled | 🔊 הִקַּפְנוּ hikafnu we encircled | ||
| 2nd | 🔊 הִקַּפְתָּ hikafta you m. sg. encircled | 🔊 הִקַּפְתְּ hikaft you f. sg. encircled | 🔊 הִקַּפְתֶּם hikaftem you m. pl. encircled The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 הִקַּפְתֶּם hikaftem | 🔊 הִקַּפְתֶּן hikaften you f. pl. encircled The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 הִקַּפְתֶּן hikaften | |
| 3rd | 🔊 הִקִּיף hikif he / it encircled | 🔊 הִקִּיפָה hikifa she / it encircled | 🔊 הִקִּיפוּ hikifu they encircled | ||
| Future tense | 1st | 🔊 אַקִּיף akif I will encircle | 🔊 נַקִּיף nakif we will encircle | ||
| 2nd | 🔊 תַּקִּיף takif you m. sg. will encircle | 🔊 תַּקִּיפִי takifi you f. sg. will encircle | 🔊 תַּקִּיפוּ takifu you m. pl. will encircle | 🔊 תַּקֵּפְנָה takefna you f. pl. will encircle In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תַּקִּיפוּ takifu | |
| 3rd | 🔊 יַקִּיף yakif he / it will encircle | 🔊 תַּקִּיף takif she / it will encircle | 🔊 יַקִּיפוּ yakifu they m. will encircle | 🔊 תַּקֵּפְנָה takefna they f. will encircle In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יַקִּיפוּ yakifu | |
| Imperative | 🔊 הַקֵּף! hakef! (to a man) encircle! | 🔊 הַקִּיפִי! hakifi! (to a woman) encircle! | 🔊 הַקִּיפוּ! hakifu! (to men) encircle! | 🔊 הַקֵּפְנָה! hakefna! (to women) encircle! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 הַקִּיפוּ! hakifu! | |
| Infinitive | 🔊 לְהַקִּיף lehakif to encircle | ||||
| Verb form | Person | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masculine | Feminine | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Present tense / Participle | 🔊 מֻקָּף ~ מוקף mukaf I am / you m. sg. are / he / it is encircled | 🔊 מֻקֶּפֶת ~ מוקפת mukefet I am / you f. sg. are / she / it is encircled | 🔊 מֻקָּפִים ~ מוקפים mukafim we / you m. pl. / they m. are encircled | 🔊 מֻקָּפוֹת ~ מוקפות mukafot we / you f. pl. / they f. are encircled | |
| Past tense | 1st | 🔊 הֻקַּפְתִּי ~ הוקפתי hukafti I was encircled | 🔊 הֻקַּפְנוּ ~ הוקפנו hukafnu we were encircled | ||
| 2nd | 🔊 הֻקַּפְתָּ ~ הוקפת hukafta you m. sg. were encircled | 🔊 הֻקַּפְתְּ ~ הוקפת hukaft you f. sg. were encircled | 🔊 הֻקַּפְתֶּם ~ הוקפתם hukaftem you m. pl. were encircled The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 הֻקַּפְתֶּם ~ הוקפתם hukaftem | 🔊 הֻקַּפְתֶּן ~ הוקפתן hukaften you f. pl. were encircled The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 הֻקַּפְתֶּן ~ הוקפתן hukaften | |
| 3rd | 🔊 הֻקַּף ~ הוקף hukaf he / it was encircled | 🔊 הֻקְּפָה ~ הוקפה hukfa she / it was encircled | 🔊 הֻקְּפוּ ~ הוקפו hukfu they were encircled | ||
| Future tense | 1st | 🔊 אֻקַּף ~ אוקף ukaf I will be encircled | 🔊 נֻקַּף ~ נוקף nukaf we will be encircled | ||
| 2nd | 🔊 תֻּקַּף ~ תוקף tukaf you m. sg. will be encircled | 🔊 תֻּקְּפִי ~ תוקפי tukfi you f. sg. will be encircled | 🔊 תֻּקְּפוּ ~ תוקפו tukfu you m. pl. will be encircled | 🔊 תֻּקַּפְנָה ~ תוקפנה tukafna you f. pl. will be encircled In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תֻּקְּפוּ ~ תוקפו tukfu | |
| 3rd | 🔊 יֻקַּף ~ יוקף yukaf he / it will be encircled | 🔊 תֻּקַּף ~ תוקף tukaf she / it will be encircled | 🔊 יֻקְּפוּ ~ יוקפו yukfu they m. will be encircled | 🔊 תֻּקַּפְנָה ~ תוקפנה tukafna they f. will be encircled In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יֻקְּפוּ ~ יוקפו yukfu | |
| Word | Root | Part of speech | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🔊 הֶיקֵּףhekef | נ - ק - ף | Noun – hektel pattern, masculine | perimeter, circumference; extent, scope |
| 🔊 מַקָּףmakaf | נ - ק - ף | Noun – miktal pattern, masculine | hyphen |
| 🔊 לִנְקוֹףlinkof | נ - ק - ף | Verb – pa'al | to strike; to pass (of time) |
| 🔊 תָּקֵףtakef | ת - ק - ף | Adjective – katel pattern | valid, applicable (legal) |
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