Verb – PA'AL
Root: ע - י - ף
The first radical of this word is guttural; this affects the adjacent vowels.
This verb is stative. It is conjugated with a patach in the future tense and imperative.
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| Verb form | Person | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masculine | Feminine | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Present tense / Participle | 🔊 עָיֵף ~ עייף ayef I am / you m. sg. are / he / it is tired | 🔊 עֲיֵפָה ~ עייפה ayefa I am / you f. sg. are / she / it is tired | 🔊 עֲיֵפִים ~ עייפים ayefim we / you m. pl. / they m. are tired | 🔊 עֲיֵפוֹת ~ עייפות ayefot we / you f. pl. / they f. are tired | |
| Past tense | 1st | 🔊 עָיַפְתִּי ~ עייפתי ayafti I was tired | 🔊 עָיַפְנוּ ~ עייפנו ayafnu we were tired | ||
| 2nd | 🔊 עָיַפְתָּ ~ עייפת ayafta you m. sg. were tired | 🔊 עָיַפְתְּ ~ עייפת ayaft you f. sg. were tired | 🔊 עֲיַפְתֶּם ~ עייפתם ayaftem you m. pl. were tired The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 עָיַפְתֶּם ~ עייפתם ayaftem | 🔊 עֲיַפְתֶּן ~ עייפתן ayaften you f. pl. were tired The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 עָיַפְתֶּן ~ עייפתן ayaften | |
| 3rd | 🔊 עָיֵף ~ עייף ayef he / it was tired | 🔊 עָיְפָה ~ עייפה ayfa she / it was tired | 🔊 עָיְפוּ ~ עייפו ayfu they were tired | ||
| Future tense | 1st | 🔊 אֶעֱיַף ~ אעייף e'eyaf I will be tired | 🔊 נֶעֱיַף ~ נעייף ne'eyaf we will be tired | ||
| 2nd | 🔊 תֶּעֱיַף ~ תעייף te'eyaf you m. sg. will be tired | 🔊 תֶּעֶיְפִי ~ תעייפי te'eyfi you f. sg. will be tired | 🔊 תֶּעֶיְפוּ ~ תעייפו te'eyfu you m. pl. will be tired | 🔊 תֶּעֱיַפְנָה ~ תעייפנה te'eyafna you f. pl. will be tired In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תֶּעֶיְפוּ ~ תעייפו te'eyfu | |
| 3rd | 🔊 יֶעֱיַף ~ יעייף ye'eyaf he / it will be tired | 🔊 תֶּעֱיַף ~ תעייף te'eyaf she / it will be tired | 🔊 יֶעֶיְפוּ ~ יעייפו ye'eyfu they m. will be tired | 🔊 תֶּעֱיַפְנָה ~ תעייפנה te'eyafna they f. will be tired In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יֶעֶיְפוּ ~ יעייפו ye'eyfu | |
| Word | Root | Part of speech | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🔊 עָייֵףayef | ע - י - ף | Adjective – katel pattern | tired, fatigued, exhausted |
| 🔊 עָייֵפוּתayefut | ע - י - ף | Noun – feminine | fatigue, exhaustion |
| 🔊 לְעַייֵּףle'ayef | ע - י - ף | Verb – pi'el | to tire, to exhaust |
| 🔊 לְהִתְעַייֵּףlehit'ayef | ע - י - ף | Verb – hitpa'el | to become tired |
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