Conjugation of לְהָפֵר

Verb – HIF'IL

Root: פ - ר - ר

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

The middle and final radicals of this word are identical. This word is conjugated according to the geminate root model.

Meaning

to break, to breach (promise, agreement); to sever, to tear

×

🔊 New! Hear each form pronounced

Click the speaker icon next to any Hebrew form to hear its pronunciation.

Active forms Binyan Hif'il

Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		🔊 מֵפֵר mefer I / you m. sg. / he / it break(s)	🔊 מְפֵרָה mefera I / you f. sg. / she / it break(s)	🔊 מְפֵרִים meferim we / you m. pl. / they m. break	🔊 מְפֵרוֹת meferot we / you f. pl. / they f. break
Past tense	1st	🔊 הֵפַרְתִּי hefarti 🔊 הֲפֵרוֹתִי ~ הפירותי haferoti I broke		🔊 הֵפַרְנוּ hefarnu 🔊 הֲפֵרוֹנוּ ~ הפירונו haferonu we broke
	2nd	🔊 הֵפַרְתָּ hefarta 🔊 הֲפֵרוֹתָ ~ הפירות haferota you m. sg. broke	🔊 הֵפַרְתְּ hefart 🔊 הֲפֵרוֹת ~ הפירות haferot you f. sg. broke	🔊 הֲפַרְתֶּם hafartem 🔊 הֲפֵרוֹתֶם ~ הפירותם haferotem you m. pl. broke The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 הֵפַרְתֶּם hefartem 🔊 הֲפֵרוֹתֶם ~ הפירותם haferotem	🔊 הֲפַרְתֶּן hafarten 🔊 הֲפֵרוֹתֶן ~ הפירותן haferoten you f. pl. broke The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 הֵפַרְתֶּן hefarten 🔊 הֲפֵרוֹתֶן ~ הפירותן haferoten
	3rd	🔊 הֵפֵר hefer he / it broke	🔊 הֵפֵרָה hefera she / it broke	🔊 הֵפֵרוּ heferu they broke
Future tense	1st	🔊 אָפֵר afer I will break		🔊 נָפֵר nafer we will break
	2nd	🔊 תָּפֵר tafer you m. sg. will break	🔊 תָּפֵרִי taferi you f. sg. will break	🔊 תָּפֵרוּ taferu you m. pl. will break	🔊 תָּפֵרְנָה taferna 🔊 תְּפֵרֶינָה ~ תפירינה teferena you f. pl. will break In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תָּפֵרוּ taferu
	3rd	🔊 יָפֵר yafer he / it will break	🔊 תָּפֵר tafer she / it will break	🔊 יָפֵרוּ yaferu they m. will break	🔊 תָּפֵרְנָה taferna 🔊 תְּפֵרֶינָה ~ תפירינה teferena they f. will break In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יָפֵרוּ yaferu
Imperative		🔊 הָפֵר!‏ hafer! (to a man) break!	🔊 הָפֵרִי!‏ haferi! (to a woman) break!	🔊 הָפֵרוּ!‏ haferu! (to men) break!	🔊 הָפֵרְנָה!‏ haferna! (to women) break! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 הָפֵרוּ!‏ haferu!
Infinitive		🔊 לְהָפֵר lehafer to break

Passive forms Binyan Huf'al

Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		🔊 מוּפָר mufar I am / you m. sg. are / he / it is broken	🔊 מוּפָרָה mufara I am / you f. sg. are / she / it is broken	🔊 מוּפָרִים mufarim we / you m. pl. / they m. are broken	🔊 מוּפָרוֹת mufarot we / you f. pl. / they f. are broken
Past tense	1st	🔊 הוּפַרְתִּי hufarti I was broken		🔊 הוּפַרְנוּ hufarnu we were broken
	2nd	🔊 הוּפַרְתָּ hufarta you m. sg. were broken	🔊 הוּפַרְתְּ hufart you f. sg. were broken	🔊 הוּפַרְתֶּם hufartem you m. pl. were broken The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 הוּפַרְתֶּם hufartem	🔊 הוּפַרְתֶּן hufarten you f. pl. were broken The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 הוּפַרְתֶּן hufarten
	3rd	🔊 הוּפַר hufar he / it was broken	🔊 הוּפָרָה hufara she / it was broken	🔊 הוּפָרוּ hufaru they were broken
Future tense	1st	🔊 אוּפַר ufar I will be broken		🔊 נוּפַר nufar we will be broken
	2nd	🔊 תּוּפַר tufar you m. sg. will be broken	🔊 תּוּפָרִי tufari you f. sg. will be broken	🔊 תּוּפָרוּ tufaru you m. pl. will be broken	🔊 תּוּפַרְנָה tufarna 🔊 תּוּפָרֶינָה ~ תופורינה tuforena you f. pl. will be broken In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תּוּפָרוּ tufaru
	3rd	🔊 יוּפַר yufar he / it will be broken	🔊 תּוּפַר tufar she / it will be broken	🔊 יוּפָרוּ yufaru they m. will be broken	🔊 תּוּפַרְנָה tufarna 🔊 תּוּפָרֶינָה ~ תופורינה tuforena they f. will be broken In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יוּפָרוּ yufaru