Conjugation of לְעַפְעֵף

Verb – PI'EL

Root: ע - פ - ע - ף

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

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.

Meaning

to blink

Active forms Binyan Pi'el

Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		מְעַפְעֵף me'af'ef I / you m. sg. / he / it blink(s)	מְעַפְעֶפֶת me'af'efet I / you f. sg. / she / it blink(s)	מְעַפְעֲפִים me'af'afim we / you m. pl. / they m. blink	מְעַפְעֲפוֹת me'af'afot we / you f. pl. / they f. blink
Past tense	1st	עִפְעַפְתִּי if'afti I blinked		עִפְעַפְנוּ if'afnu we blinked
	2nd	עִפְעַפְתָּ if'afta you m. sg. blinked	עִפְעַפְתְּ if'aft you f. sg. blinked	עִפְעַפְתֶּם if'aftem you m. pl. blinked The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: עִפְעַפְתֶּם if'aftem	עִפְעַפְתֶּן if'aften you f. pl. blinked The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: עִפְעַפְתֶּן if'aften
	3rd	עִפְעֵף if'ef he / it blinked	עִפְעֲפָה if'afa she / it blinked	עִפְעֲפוּ if'afu they blinked
Future tense	1st	אֲעַפְעֵף a'af'ef I will blink		נְעַפְעֵף ne'af'ef we will blink
	2nd	תְּעַפְעֵף te'af'ef you m. sg. will blink	תְּעַפְעֲפִי te'af'afi you f. sg. will blink	תְּעַפְעֲפוּ te'af'afu you m. pl. will blink	תְּעַפְעֵפְנָה te'af'efna you f. pl. will blink In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: תְּעַפְעֲפוּ te'af'afu
	3rd	יְעַפְעֵף ye'af'ef he / it will blink	תְּעַפְעֵף te'af'ef she / it will blink	יְעַפְעֲפוּ ye'af'afu they m. will blink	תְּעַפְעֵפְנָה te'af'efna they f. will blink In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: יְעַפְעֲפוּ ye'af'afu
Imperative		עַפְעֵף!‏ af'ef! (to a man) blink!	עַפְעֲפִי!‏ af'afi! (to a woman) blink!	עַפְעֲפוּ!‏ af'afu! (to men) blink!	עַפְעֵפְנָה!‏ af'efna! (to women) blink! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: עַפְעֲפוּ!‏ af'afu!
Infinitive		לְעַפְעֵף le'af'ef to blink

Passive forms Binyan Pu'al

Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		מְעֻפְעָף ~ מעופעף me'uf'af I am / you m. sg. are / he / it is blinked	מְעֻפְעֶפֶת ~ מעופעפת me'uf'efet I am / you f. sg. are / she / it is blinked	מְעֻפְעָפִים ~ מעופעפים me'uf'afim we / you m. pl. / they m. are blinked	מְעֻפְעָפוֹת ~ מעופעפות me'uf'afot we / you f. pl. / they f. are blinked
Past tense	1st	עֻפְעַפְתִּי ~ עופעפתי uf'afti I was blinked		עֻפְעַפְנוּ ~ עופעפנו uf'afnu we were blinked
	2nd	עֻפְעַפְתָּ ~ עופעפת uf'afta you m. sg. were blinked	עֻפְעַפְתְּ ~ עופעפת uf'aft you f. sg. were blinked	עֻפְעַפְתֶּם ~ עופעפתם uf'aftem you m. pl. were blinked The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: עֻפְעַפְתֶּם ~ עופעפתם uf'aftem	עֻפְעַפְתֶּן ~ עופעפתן uf'aften you f. pl. were blinked The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: עֻפְעַפְתֶּן ~ עופעפתן uf'aften
	3rd	עֻפְעַף ~ עופעף uf'af he / it was blinked	עֻפְעֲפָה ~ עופעפה uf'afa she / it was blinked	עֻפְעֲפוּ ~ עופעפו uf'afu they were blinked
Future tense	1st	אֲעֻפְעַף ~ אעופעף a'uf'af I will be blinked		נְעֻפְעַף ~ נעופעף ne'uf'af we will be blinked
	2nd	תְּעֻפְעַף ~ תעופעף te'uf'af you m. sg. will be blinked	תְּעֻפְעֲפִי ~ תעופעפי te'uf'afi you f. sg. will be blinked	תְּעֻפְעֲפוּ ~ תעופעפו te'uf'afu you m. pl. will be blinked	תְּעֻפְעַפְנָה ~ תעופעפנה te'uf'afna you f. pl. will be blinked In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: תְּעֻפְעֲפוּ ~ תעופעפו te'uf'afu
	3rd	יְעֻפְעַף ~ יעופעף ye'uf'af he / it will be blinked	תְּעֻפְעַף ~ תעופעף te'uf'af she / it will be blinked	יְעֻפְעֲפוּ ~ יעופעפו ye'uf'afu they m. will be blinked	תְּעֻפְעַפְנָה ~ תעופעפנה te'uf'afna they f. will be blinked In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: יְעֻפְעֲפוּ ~ יעופעפו ye'uf'afu