Verb – PA'AL
Root: פ - ע - ל
The middle radical of this word is guttural; this affects the adjacent vowels.
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| Verb form | Person | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masculine | Feminine | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Present tense / Participle | 🔊 פּוֹעֵל po'el I / you m. sg. / he / it act(s) | 🔊 פּוֹעֶלֶת po'elet I / you f. sg. / she / it act(s) | 🔊 פּוֹעֲלִים po'alim we / you m. pl. / they m. act | 🔊 פּוֹעֲלוֹת po'alot we / you f. pl. / they f. act | |
| Past tense | 1st | 🔊 פָּעַלְתִּי pa'alti I acted | 🔊 פָּעַלְנוּ pa'alnu we acted | ||
| 2nd | 🔊 פָּעַלְתָּ pa'alta you m. sg. acted | 🔊 פָּעַלְתְּ pa'alt you f. sg. acted | 🔊 פְּעַלְתֶּם pe'altem you m. pl. acted The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 פָּעַלְתֶּם pa'altem | 🔊 פְּעַלְתֶּן pe'alten you f. pl. acted The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 פָּעַלְתֶּן pa'alten | |
| 3rd | 🔊 פָּעַל pa'al he / it acted | 🔊 פָּעֲלָה pa'ala she / it acted | 🔊 פָּעֲלוּ pa'alu they acted | ||
| Future tense | 1st | 🔊 אֶפְעַל ef'al I will act | 🔊 נִפְעַל nif'al we will act | ||
| 2nd | 🔊 תִּפְעַל tif'al you m. sg. will act | 🔊 תִּפְעֲלִי tif'ali you f. sg. will act | 🔊 תִּפְעֲלוּ tif'alu you m. pl. will act | 🔊 תִּפְעַלְנָה tif'alna you f. pl. will act In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תִּפְעֲלוּ tif'alu | |
| 3rd | 🔊 יִפְעַל yif'al he / it will act | 🔊 תִּפְעַל tif'al she / it will act | 🔊 יִפְעֲלוּ yif'alu they m. will act | 🔊 תִּפְעַלְנָה tif'alna they f. will act In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יִפְעֲלוּ yif'alu | |
| Imperative | 🔊 פְּעַל! pe'al! (to a man) act! | 🔊 פַּעֲלִי! pa'ali! (to a woman) act! | 🔊 פַּעֲלוּ! pa'alu! (to men) act! | 🔊 פְּעַלְנָה! pe'alna! (to women) act! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 פַּעֲלוּ! pa'alu! | |
| Infinitive | 🔊 לִפְעֹל ~ לפעול lif'ol to act | ||||
| Word | Root | Part of speech | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🔊 הִתְפַּעֲלוּתhitpa'alut | פ - ע - ל | Noun – hitkattlut pattern, feminine | excitement, enthusiasm |
| 🔊 מִפְעָלmif'al | פ - ע - ל | Noun – miktal pattern, masculine | enterprise, project; plant, factory |
| 🔊 פּוֹעַלpo'al | פ - ע - ל | Noun – kotel pattern, masculine | verb (grammar); activity, achievement |
| 🔊 פּוֹעֵלpo'el | פ - ע - ל | Noun – kotel pattern, masculine | worker |
| 🔊 פְּעוּלָּהpe'ula | פ - ע - ל | Noun – ktulla pattern, feminine | action, operation |
| 🔊 פָּעִילpa'il | פ - ע - ל | Adjective – katil pattern | active, enthusiastic |
| 🔊 פָּעִילpa'il | פ - ע - ל | Noun – katil pattern, masculine | activist |
| 🔊 פְּעִילוּתpe'ilut | פ - ע - ל | Noun – feminine | activity |
| 🔊 לְהַפְעִילlehaf'il | פ - ע - ל | Verb – hif'il | to turn on (a machine), to activate; to encourage |
| 🔊 לְהִתְפַּעֵלlehitpa'el | פ - ע - ל | Verb – hitpa'el | to be impressed, to be excited |
| 🔊 פְּעַלְתָּןpe'altan | פ - ע - ל | Adjective – ktaltan pattern | active, energetic |
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