Conjugation of לְהַפְחִית

Verb – HIF'IL

Root: פ - ח - ת

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

Meaning

to lessen, to decrease something; to subtract

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Active forms Binyan Hif'il

Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		🔊 מַפְחִית mafchit I / you m. sg. / he / it lessen(s)	🔊 מַפְחִיתָה mafchita I / you f. sg. / she / it lessen(s)	🔊 מַפְחִיתִים mafchitim we / you m. pl. / they m. lessen	🔊 מַפְחִיתוֹת mafchitot we / you f. pl. / they f. lessen
Past tense	1st	🔊 הִפְחַתִּי hifchatti I lessened		🔊 הִפְחַתְנוּ hifchatnu we lessened
	2nd	🔊 הִפְחַתָּ hifchatta you m. sg. lessened	🔊 הִפְחַתְּ hifchatet you f. sg. lessened	🔊 הִפְחַתֶּם hifchattem you m. pl. lessened The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 הִפְחַתֶּם hifchattem	🔊 הִפְחַתֶּן hifchatten you f. pl. lessened The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 הִפְחַתֶּן hifchatten
	3rd	🔊 הִפְחִית hifchit he / it lessened	🔊 הִפְחִיתָה hifchita she / it lessened	🔊 הִפְחִיתוּ hifchitu they lessened
Future tense	1st	🔊 אַפְחִית afchit I will lessen		🔊 נַפְחִית nafchit we will lessen
	2nd	🔊 תַּפְחִית tafchit you m. sg. will lessen	🔊 תַּפְחִיתִי tafchiti you f. sg. will lessen	🔊 תַּפְחִיתוּ tafchitu you m. pl. will lessen	🔊 תַּפְחֵתְנָה tafchetna you f. pl. will lessen In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תַּפְחִיתוּ tafchitu
	3rd	🔊 יַפְחִית yafchit he / it will lessen	🔊 תַּפְחִית tafchit she / it will lessen	🔊 יַפְחִיתוּ yafchitu they m. will lessen	🔊 תַּפְחֵתְנָה tafchetna they f. will lessen In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יַפְחִיתוּ yafchitu
Imperative		🔊 הַפְחֵת!‏ hafchet! (to a man) lessen!	🔊 הַפְחִיתִי!‏ hafchiti! (to a woman) lessen!	🔊 הַפְחִיתוּ!‏ hafchitu! (to men) lessen!	🔊 הַפְחֵתְנָה!‏ hafchetna! (to women) lessen! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 הַפְחִיתוּ!‏ hafchitu!
Infinitive		🔊 לְהַפְחִית lehafchit to lessen

Passive forms Binyan Huf'al

Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		🔊 מֻפְחָת ~ מופחת mufchat I am / you m. sg. are / he / it is lessened	🔊 מֻפְחֶתֶת ~ מופחתת mufchetet I am / you f. sg. are / she / it is lessened	🔊 מֻפְחָתִים ~ מופחתים mufchatim we / you m. pl. / they m. are lessened	🔊 מֻפְחָתוֹת ~ מופחתות mufchatot we / you f. pl. / they f. are lessened
Past tense	1st	🔊 הֻפְחַתִּי ~ הופחתי hufchatti I was lessened		🔊 הֻפְחַתְנוּ ~ הופחתנו hufchatnu we were lessened
	2nd	🔊 הֻפְחַתָּ ~ הופחת hufchatta you m. sg. were lessened	🔊 הֻפְחַתְּ ~ הופחת hufchatet you f. sg. were lessened	🔊 הֻפְחַתֶּם ~ הופחתם hufchattem you m. pl. were lessened The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 הֻפְחַתֶּם ~ הופחתם hufchattem	🔊 הֻפְחַתֶּן ~ הופחתן hufchatten you f. pl. were lessened The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 הֻפְחַתֶּן ~ הופחתן hufchatten
	3rd	🔊 הֻפְחַת ~ הופחת hufchat he / it was lessened	🔊 הֻפְחֲתָה ~ הופחתה hufchata she / it was lessened	🔊 הֻפְחֲתוּ ~ הופחתו hufchatu they were lessened
Future tense	1st	🔊 אֻפְחַת ~ אופחת ufchat I will be lessened		🔊 נֻפְחַת ~ נופחת nufchat we will be lessened
	2nd	🔊 תֻּפְחַת ~ תופחת tufchat you m. sg. will be lessened	🔊 תֻּפְחֲתִי ~ תופחתי tufchati you f. sg. will be lessened	🔊 תֻּפְחֲתוּ ~ תופחתו tufchatu you m. pl. will be lessened	🔊 תֻּפְחַתְנָה ~ תופחתנה tufchatna you f. pl. will be lessened In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תֻּפְחֲתוּ ~ תופחתו tufchatu
	3rd	🔊 יֻפְחַת ~ יופחת yufchat he / it will be lessened	🔊 תֻּפְחַת ~ תופחת tufchat she / it will be lessened	🔊 יֻפְחֲתוּ ~ יופחתו yufchatu they m. will be lessened	🔊 תֻּפְחַתְנָה ~ תופחתנה tufchatna they f. will be lessened In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יֻפְחֲתוּ ~ יופחתו yufchatu