Conjugation of לְהַפְעִיל

Verb – HIF'IL

Root: פ - ע - ל

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

Meaning

to turn on (a machine), to activate; to encourage

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Active forms Binyan Hif'il

Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		🔊 מַפְעִיל maf'il I / you m. sg. / he / it turn(s) on	🔊 מַפְעִילָה maf'ila I / you f. sg. / she / it turn(s) on	🔊 מַפְעִילִים maf'ilim we / you m. pl. / they m. turn on	🔊 מַפְעִילוֹת maf'ilot we / you f. pl. / they f. turn on
Past tense	1st	🔊 הִפְעַלְתִּי hif'alti I turned on		🔊 הִפְעַלְנוּ hif'alnu we turned on
	2nd	🔊 הִפְעַלְתָּ hif'alta you m. sg. turned on	🔊 הִפְעַלְתְּ hif'alt you f. sg. turned on	🔊 הִפְעַלְתֶּם hif'altem you m. pl. turned on The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 הִפְעַלְתֶּם hif'altem	🔊 הִפְעַלְתֶּן hif'alten you f. pl. turned on The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 הִפְעַלְתֶּן hif'alten
	3rd	🔊 הִפְעִיל hif'il he / it turned on	🔊 הִפְעִילָה hif'ila she / it turned on	🔊 הִפְעִילוּ hif'ilu they turned on
Future tense	1st	🔊 אַפְעִיל af'il I will turn on		🔊 נַפְעִיל naf'il we will turn on
	2nd	🔊 תַּפְעִיל taf'il you m. sg. will turn on	🔊 תַּפְעִילִי taf'ili you f. sg. will turn on	🔊 תַּפְעִילוּ taf'ilu you m. pl. will turn on	🔊 תַּפְעֵלְנָה taf'elna you f. pl. will turn on In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תַּפְעִילוּ taf'ilu
	3rd	🔊 יַפְעִיל yaf'il he / it will turn on	🔊 תַּפְעִיל taf'il she / it will turn on	🔊 יַפְעִילוּ yaf'ilu they m. will turn on	🔊 תַּפְעֵלְנָה taf'elna they f. will turn on In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יַפְעִילוּ yaf'ilu
Imperative		🔊 הַפְעֵל!‏ haf'el! (to a man) turn on!	🔊 הַפְעִילִי!‏ haf'ili! (to a woman) turn on!	🔊 הַפְעִילוּ!‏ haf'ilu! (to men) turn on!	🔊 הַפְעֵלְנָה!‏ haf'elna! (to women) turn on! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 הַפְעִילוּ!‏ haf'ilu!
Infinitive		🔊 לְהַפְעִיל lehaf'il to turn on

Passive forms Binyan Huf'al

Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		🔊 מֻפְעָל ~ מופעל muf'al I am / you m. sg. are / he / it is turned on	🔊 מֻפְעֶלֶת ~ מופעלת muf'elet I am / you f. sg. are / she / it is turned on	🔊 מֻפְעָלִים ~ מופעלים muf'alim we / you m. pl. / they m. are turned on	🔊 מֻפְעָלוֹת ~ מופעלות muf'alot we / you f. pl. / they f. are turned on
Past tense	1st	🔊 הֻפְעַלְתִּי ~ הופעלתי huf'alti I was turned on		🔊 הֻפְעַלְנוּ ~ הופעלנו huf'alnu we were turned on
	2nd	🔊 הֻפְעַלְתָּ ~ הופעלת huf'alta you m. sg. were turned on	🔊 הֻפְעַלְתְּ ~ הופעלת huf'alt you f. sg. were turned on	🔊 הֻפְעַלְתֶּם ~ הופעלתם huf'altem you m. pl. were turned on The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 הֻפְעַלְתֶּם ~ הופעלתם huf'altem	🔊 הֻפְעַלְתֶּן ~ הופעלתן huf'alten you f. pl. were turned on The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 הֻפְעַלְתֶּן ~ הופעלתן huf'alten
	3rd	🔊 הֻפְעַל ~ הופעל huf'al he / it was turned on	🔊 הֻפְעֲלָה ~ הופעלה huf'ala she / it was turned on	🔊 הֻפְעֲלוּ ~ הופעלו huf'alu they were turned on
Future tense	1st	🔊 אֻפְעַל ~ אופעל uf'al I will be turned on		🔊 נֻפְעַל ~ נופעל nuf'al we will be turned on
	2nd	🔊 תֻּפְעַל ~ תופעל tuf'al you m. sg. will be turned on	🔊 תֻּפְעֲלִי ~ תופעלי tuf'ali you f. sg. will be turned on	🔊 תֻּפְעֲלוּ ~ תופעלו tuf'alu you m. pl. will be turned on	🔊 תֻּפְעַלְנָה ~ תופעלנה tuf'alna you f. pl. will be turned on In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תֻּפְעֲלוּ ~ תופעלו tuf'alu
	3rd	🔊 יֻפְעַל ~ יופעל yuf'al he / it will be turned on	🔊 תֻּפְעַל ~ תופעל tuf'al she / it will be turned on	🔊 יֻפְעֲלוּ ~ יופעלו yuf'alu they m. will be turned on	🔊 תֻּפְעַלְנָה ~ תופעלנה tuf'alna they f. will be turned on In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יֻפְעֲלוּ ~ יופעלו yuf'alu