Verb – PA'AL
Root: צ - ו - ף
The middle radical of this word disappears or turns into a vowel in inflected forms.
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| Verb form | Person | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masculine | Feminine | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Present tense / Participle | 🔊 צָף tzaf I / you m. sg. / he / it float(s) | 🔊 צָפָה tzafa I / you f. sg. / she / it float(s) The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 צָפָה tzafa | 🔊 צָפִים tzafim we / you m. pl. / they m. float | 🔊 צָפוֹת tzafot we / you f. pl. / they f. float | |
| Past tense | 1st | 🔊 צַפְתִּי tzafti I floated | 🔊 צַפְנוּ tzafnu we floated | ||
| 2nd | 🔊 צַפְתָּ tzafta you m. sg. floated | 🔊 צַפְתְּ tzaft you f. sg. floated | 🔊 צַפְתֶּם tzaftem you m. pl. floated The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 צַפְתֶּם tzaftem | 🔊 צַפְתֶּן tzaften you f. pl. floated The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 צַפְתֶּן tzaften | |
| 3rd | 🔊 צָף tzaf he / it floated | 🔊 צָפָה tzafa she / it floated | 🔊 צָפוּ tzafu they floated | ||
| Future tense | 1st | 🔊 אָצוּף atzuf I will float | 🔊 נָצוּף natzuf we will float | ||
| 2nd | 🔊 תָּצוּף tatzuf you m. sg. will float | 🔊 תָּצוּפִי tatzufi you f. sg. will float | 🔊 תָּצוּפוּ tatzufu you m. pl. will float | 🔊 תָּצֹפְנָה ~ תצופנה tatzofna 🔊 תְּצוּפֶינָה tetzufena you f. pl. will float In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תָּצוּפוּ tatzufu | |
| 3rd | 🔊 יָצוּף yatzuf he / it will float | 🔊 תָּצוּף tatzuf she / it will float | 🔊 יָצוּפוּ yatzufu they m. will float | 🔊 תָּצֹפְנָה ~ תצופנה tatzofna 🔊 תְּצוּפֶינָה tetzufena they f. will float In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יָצוּפוּ yatzufu | |
| Imperative | 🔊 צוּף! tzuf! (to a man) float! | 🔊 צוּפִי! tzufi! (to a woman) float! | 🔊 צוּפוּ! tzufu! (to men) float! | 🔊 צֹפְנָה! ~ צופנה! tzofna! 🔊 צוּפֶינָה! tzufena! (to women) float! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 צוּפוּ! tzufu! | |
| Infinitive | 🔊 לָצוּף latzuf to float | ||||
| Word | Root | Part of speech | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🔊 הֲצָפָהhatzafa | צ - ו - ף | Noun – haktala pattern, feminine | flooding |
| 🔊 מָצוֹףmatzof | צ - ו - ף | Noun – miktal pattern, masculine | buoy, float; pontoon |
| 🔊 לְהָצִיףlehatzif | צ - ו - ף | Verb – hif'il | to flood |
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