Verb – PA'AL
Root: צ - ח - ק
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 | 🔊 צוֹחֵק tzochek I / you m. sg. / he / it laugh(s) | 🔊 צוֹחֶקֶת tzocheket I / you f. sg. / she / it laugh(s) | 🔊 צוֹחֲקִים tzochakim we / you m. pl. / they m. laugh | 🔊 צוֹחֲקוֹת tzochakot we / you f. pl. / they f. laugh | |
| Past tense | 1st | 🔊 צָחַקְתִּי tzachakti I laughed | 🔊 צָחַקְנוּ tzachaknu we laughed | ||
| 2nd | 🔊 צָחַקְתָּ tzachakta you m. sg. laughed | 🔊 צָחַקְתְּ tzachakt you f. sg. laughed | 🔊 צְחַקְתֶּם tzchaktem you m. pl. laughed The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 צָחַקְתֶּם tzachaktem | 🔊 צְחַקְתֶּן tzchakten you f. pl. laughed The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 צָחַקְתֶּן tzachakten | |
| 3rd | 🔊 צָחַק tzachak he / it laughed | 🔊 צָחֲקָה tzachaka she / it laughed | 🔊 צָחֲקוּ tzachaku they laughed | ||
| Future tense | 1st | 🔊 אֶצְחַק etzchak I will laugh | 🔊 נִצְחַק nitzchak we will laugh | ||
| 2nd | 🔊 תִּצְחַק titzchak you m. sg. will laugh | 🔊 תִּצְחֲקִי titzchaki you f. sg. will laugh | 🔊 תִּצְחֲקוּ titzchaku you m. pl. will laugh | 🔊 תִּצְחַקְנָה titzchakna you f. pl. will laugh In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תִּצְחֲקוּ titzchaku | |
| 3rd | 🔊 יִצְחַק yitzchak he / it will laugh | 🔊 תִּצְחַק titzchak she / it will laugh | 🔊 יִצְחֲקוּ yitzchaku they m. will laugh | 🔊 תִּצְחַקְנָה titzchakna they f. will laugh In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יִצְחֲקוּ yitzchaku | |
| Imperative | 🔊 צְחַק! tzchak! (to a man) laugh! | 🔊 צַחֲקִי! tzachaki! (to a woman) laugh! | 🔊 צַחֲקוּ! tzachaku! (to men) laugh! | 🔊 צְחַקְנָה! tzchakna! (to women) laugh! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 צַחֲקוּ! tzachaku! | |
| Infinitive | 🔊 לִצְחֹק ~ לצחוק litzchok to laugh | ||||
| Word | Root | Part of speech | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🔊 צְחוֹקtzchok | צ - ח - ק | Noun – ktol pattern, masculine | laughter |
| 🔊 לְצַחֵקletzachek | צ - ח - ק | Verb – pi'el | to joke, to make fun (biblical) |
| 🔊 לְהַצְחִיקlehatzchik | צ - ח - ק | Verb – hif'il | to amuse, to cause to laugh |
| 🔊 לְהִצְטַחֵקlehitztachek | צ - ח - ק | Verb – hitpa'el | to chuckle, to laugh to oneself |
| 🔊 צַחְקָןtzachkan | צ - ח - ק | Adjective – katlan pattern | merry, cheerful |
| 🔊 לְצַחְקֵקletzachkek | צ - ח - ק - ק | Verb – pi'el | to giggle, to chuckle |
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