Conjugation of לִפְחוֹת

Verb – PA'AL

Root: פ - ח - ת

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

Meaning

to lessen, to decrease (intransitive)

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Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		🔊 פּוֹחֵת pochet I / you m. sg. / he / it lessen(s)	🔊 פּוֹחֶתֶת pochetet I / you f. sg. / she / it lessen(s)	🔊 פּוֹחֲתִים pochatim we / you m. pl. / they m. lessen	🔊 פּוֹחֲתוֹת pochatot we / you f. pl. / they f. lessen
Past tense	1st	🔊 פָּחַתִּי pachatti I lessened		🔊 פָּחַתְנוּ pachatnu we lessened
	2nd	🔊 פָּחַתָּ pachatta you m. sg. lessened	🔊 פָּחַתְּ pachatet you f. sg. lessened	🔊 פָּחַתֶּם pachattem you m. pl. lessened The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 פָּחַתֶּם pachattem	🔊 פָּחַתֶּן pachatten you f. pl. lessened The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 פָּחַתֶּן pachatten
	3rd	🔊 פָּחַת pachat he / it lessened	🔊 פָּחֲתָה pachata she / it lessened	🔊 פָּחֲתוּ pachatu they lessened
Future tense	1st	🔊 אֶפְחַת efchat I will lessen		🔊 נִפְחַת nifchat we will lessen
	2nd	🔊 תִּפְחַת tifchat you m. sg. will lessen	🔊 תִּפְחֲתִי tifchati you f. sg. will lessen	🔊 תִּפְחֲתוּ tifchatu you m. pl. will lessen	🔊 תִּפְחַתְנָה tifchatna you f. pl. will lessen In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תִּפְחֲתוּ tifchatu
	3rd	🔊 יִפְחַת yifchat he / it will lessen	🔊 תִּפְחַת tifchat she / it will lessen	🔊 יִפְחֲתוּ yifchatu they m. will lessen	🔊 תִּפְחַתְנָה tifchatna they f. will lessen In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יִפְחֲתוּ yifchatu
Imperative		🔊 פְּחַת!‏ pchat! (to a man) lessen!	🔊 פַּחֲתִי!‏ pachati! (to a woman) lessen!	🔊 פַּחֲתוּ!‏ pachatu! (to men) lessen!	🔊 פְּחַתְנָה!‏ pchatna! (to women) lessen! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 פַּחֲתוּ!‏ pachatu!
Infinitive		🔊 לִפְחֹת ~ לפחות lifchot to lessen