Conjugation of לְהִסְתַּעֵף

Verb – HITPA'EL

Root: ס - ע - ף

The middle radical of this word is guttural. It cannot bear a dagesh, and the adjacent vowels may be affected.

Meaning

to branch out

Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		מִסְתַּעֵף mista'ef I / you m. sg. / he / it branch(es) out	מִסְתַּעֶפֶת mista'efet I / you f. sg. / she / it branch(es) out	מִסְתַּעֲפִים mista'afim we / you m. pl. / they m. branch out	מִסְתַּעֲפוֹת mista'afot we / you f. pl. / they f. branch out
Past tense	1st	הִסְתַּעַפְתִּי hista'afti I branched out		הִסְתַּעַפְנוּ hista'afnu we branched out
	2nd	הִסְתַּעַפְתָּ hista'afta you m. sg. branched out	הִסְתַּעַפְתְּ hista'aft you f. sg. branched out	הִסְתַּעַפְתֶּם hista'aftem you m. pl. branched out The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: הִסְתַּעַפְתֶּם hista'aftem	הִסְתַּעַפְתֶּן hista'aften you f. pl. branched out The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: הִסְתַּעַפְתֶּן hista'aften
	3rd	הִסְתַּעֵף hista'ef he / it branched out	הִסְתַּעֲפָה hista'afa she / it branched out	הִסְתַּעֲפוּ hista'afu they branched out
Future tense	1st	אֶסְתַּעֵף esta'ef I will branch out		נִסְתַּעֵף nista'ef we will branch out
	2nd	תִּסְתַּעֵף tista'ef you m. sg. will branch out	תִּסְתַּעֲפִי tista'afi you f. sg. will branch out	תִּסְתַּעֲפוּ tista'afu you m. pl. will branch out	תִּסְתַּעֵפְנָה tista'efna you f. pl. will branch out In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: תִּסְתַּעֲפוּ tista'afu
	3rd	יִסְתַּעֵף yista'ef he / it will branch out	תִּסְתַּעֵף tista'ef she / it will branch out	יִסְתַּעֲפוּ yista'afu they m. will branch out	תִּסְתַּעֵפְנָה tista'efna they f. will branch out In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: יִסְתַּעֲפוּ yista'afu
Imperative		הִסְתַּעֵף!‏ hista'ef! (to a man) branch out!	הִסְתַּעֲפִי!‏ hista'afi! (to a woman) branch out!	הִסְתַּעֲפוּ!‏ hista'afu! (to men) branch out!	הִסְתַּעֵפְנָה!‏ hista'efna! (to women) branch out! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: הִסְתַּעֲפוּ!‏ hista'afu!
Infinitive		לְהִסְתַּעֵף lehista'ef to branch out