Verb – PI'EL
Root: א - פ - י - ן
The first radical of this word is guttural; this affects the adjacent vowels.
The final radical of this word can assimilate with the suffix in inflected forms.
This word has a 4-letter root. The second and third letters of the root occupy the place reserved for the middle radical in the inflection model.
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| Verb form | Person | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masculine | Feminine | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Present tense / Participle | 🔊 מְאַפְיֵן ~ מאפיין me'afyen I / you m. sg. / he / it characterise(s) | 🔊 מְאַפְיֶנֶת ~ מאפיינת me'afyenet I / you f. sg. / she / it characterise(s) | 🔊 מְאַפְיְנִים ~ מאפיינים me'afyenim we / you m. pl. / they m. characterise | 🔊 מְאַפְיְנוֹת ~ מאפיינות me'afyenot we / you f. pl. / they f. characterise | |
| Past tense | 1st | 🔊 אִפְיַנְתִּי ~ אפיינתי ifyanti I characterised | 🔊 אִפְיַנּוּ ~ אפיינו ifyannu we characterised | ||
| 2nd | 🔊 אִפְיַנְתָּ ~ אפיינת ifyanta you m. sg. characterised | 🔊 אִפְיַנְתְּ ~ אפיינת ifyant you f. sg. characterised | 🔊 אִפְיַנְתֶּם ~ אפיינתם ifyantem you m. pl. characterised The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 אִפְיַנְתֶּם ~ אפיינתם ifyantem | 🔊 אִפְיַנְתֶּן ~ אפיינתן ifyanten you f. pl. characterised The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 אִפְיַנְתֶּן ~ אפיינתן ifyanten | |
| 3rd | 🔊 אִפְיֵן ~ אפיין ifyen he / it characterised | 🔊 אִפְיְנָה ~ אפיינה ifyena she / it characterised | 🔊 אִפְיְנוּ ~ אפיינו ifyenu they characterised | ||
| Future tense | 1st | 🔊 אֲאַפְיֵן ~ אאפיין a'afyen I will characterise | 🔊 נְאַפְיֵן ~ נאפיין ne'afyen we will characterise | ||
| 2nd | 🔊 תְּאַפְיֵן ~ תאפיין te'afyen you m. sg. will characterise | 🔊 תְּאַפְיְנִי ~ תאפייני te'afyeni you f. sg. will characterise | 🔊 תְּאַפְיְנוּ ~ תאפיינו te'afyenu you m. pl. will characterise | 🔊 תְּאַפְיֵנָּה ~ תאפיינה te'afyenna you f. pl. will characterise In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תְּאַפְיְנוּ ~ תאפיינו te'afyenu | |
| 3rd | 🔊 יְאַפְיֵן ~ יאפיין ye'afyen he / it will characterise | 🔊 תְּאַפְיֵן ~ תאפיין te'afyen she / it will characterise | 🔊 יְאַפְיְנוּ ~ יאפיינו ye'afyenu they m. will characterise | 🔊 תְּאַפְיֵנָּה ~ תאפיינה te'afyenna they f. will characterise In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יְאַפְיְנוּ ~ יאפיינו ye'afyenu | |
| Imperative | 🔊 אַפְיֵן! ~ אפיין! afyen! (to a man) characterise! | 🔊 אַפְיְנִי! ~ אפייני! afyeni! (to a woman) characterise! | 🔊 אַפְיְנוּ! ~ אפיינו! afyenu! (to men) characterise! | 🔊 אַפְיֵנָּה! ~ אפיינה! afyenna! (to women) characterise! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 אַפְיְנוּ! ~ אפיינו! afyenu! | |
| Infinitive | 🔊 לְאַפְיֵן ~ לאפיין le'afyen to characterise | ||||
| Verb form | Person | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masculine | Feminine | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Present tense / Participle | 🔊 מְאֻפְיָן ~ מאופיין me'ufyan I am / you m. sg. are / he / it is characterised | 🔊 מְאֻפְיֶנֶת ~ מאופיינת me'ufyenet I am / you f. sg. are / she / it is characterised | 🔊 מְאֻפְיָנִים ~ מאופיינים me'ufyanim we / you m. pl. / they m. are characterised | 🔊 מְאֻפְיָנוֹת ~ מאופיינות me'ufyanot we / you f. pl. / they f. are characterised | |
| Past tense | 1st | 🔊 אֻפְיַנְתִּי ~ אופיינתי ufyanti I was characterised | 🔊 אֻפְיַנּוּ ~ אופיינו ufyannu we were characterised | ||
| 2nd | 🔊 אֻפְיַנְתָּ ~ אופיינת ufyanta you m. sg. were characterised | 🔊 אֻפְיַנְתְּ ~ אופיינת ufyant you f. sg. were characterised | 🔊 אֻפְיַנְתֶּם ~ אופיינתם ufyantem you m. pl. were characterised The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 אֻפְיַנְתֶּם ~ אופיינתם ufyantem | 🔊 אֻפְיַנְתֶּן ~ אופיינתן ufyanten you f. pl. were characterised The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 אֻפְיַנְתֶּן ~ אופיינתן ufyanten | |
| 3rd | 🔊 אֻפְיַן ~ אופיין ufyan he / it was characterised | 🔊 אֻפְיְנָה ~ אופיינה ufyena she / it was characterised | 🔊 אֻפְיְנוּ ~ אופיינו ufyenu they were characterised | ||
| Future tense | 1st | 🔊 אֲאֻפְיַן ~ אאופיין a'ufyan I will be characterised | 🔊 נְאֻפְיַן ~ נאופיין ne'ufyan we will be characterised | ||
| 2nd | 🔊 תְּאֻפְיַן ~ תאופיין te'ufyan you m. sg. will be characterised | 🔊 תְּאֻפְיְנִי ~ תאופייני te'ufyeni you f. sg. will be characterised | 🔊 תְּאֻפְיְנוּ ~ תאופיינו te'ufyenu you m. pl. will be characterised | 🔊 תְּאֻפְיַנָּה ~ תאופיינה te'ufyanna you f. pl. will be characterised In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תְּאֻפְיְנוּ ~ תאופיינו te'ufyenu | |
| 3rd | 🔊 יְאֻפְיַן ~ יאופיין ye'ufyan he / it will be characterised | 🔊 תְּאֻפְיַן ~ תאופיין te'ufyan she / it will be characterised | 🔊 יְאֻפְיְנוּ ~ יאופיינו ye'ufyenu they m. will be characterised | 🔊 תְּאֻפְיַנָּה ~ תאופיינה te'ufyanna they f. will be characterised In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יְאֻפְיְנוּ ~ יאופיינו ye'ufyenu | |
| Word | Root | Part of speech | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🔊 אוֹפְייָןofyan | א - פ - ה | Noun – masculine | characteristic |
| 🔊 לְהִתְאַפְייֵןlehit'afyen | א - פ - י - ן | Verb – hitpa'el | to be characterised |
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