Verb – HITPA'EL
Root: צ - מ - צ - ם
This word has a 4-letter root. The second and third letters of the root occupy the place reserved for the middle radical in the inflection model.
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| Verb form | Person | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masculine | Feminine | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Present tense / Participle | 🔊 מִצְטַמְצֵם mitztamtzem I / you m. sg. / he / it shrink(s) | 🔊 מִצְטַמְצֶמֶת mitztamtzemet I / you f. sg. / she / it shrink(s) | 🔊 מִצְטַמְצְמִים mitztamtzemim we / you m. pl. / they m. shrink | 🔊 מִצְטַמְצְמוֹת mitztamtzemot we / you f. pl. / they f. shrink | |
| Past tense | 1st | 🔊 הִצְטַמְצַמְתִּי hitztamtzamti I shrank | 🔊 הִצְטַמְצַמְנוּ hitztamtzamnu we shrank | ||
| 2nd | 🔊 הִצְטַמְצַמְתָּ hitztamtzamta you m. sg. shrank | 🔊 הִצְטַמְצַמְתְּ hitztamtzamt you f. sg. shrank | 🔊 הִצְטַמְצַמְתֶּם hitztamtzamtem you m. pl. shrank The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 הִצְטַמְצַמְתֶּם hitztamtzamtem | 🔊 הִצְטַמְצַמְתֶּן hitztamtzamten you f. pl. shrank The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 הִצְטַמְצַמְתֶּן hitztamtzamten | |
| 3rd | 🔊 הִצְטַמְצֵם hitztamtzem he / it shrank | 🔊 הִצְטַמְצְמָה hitztamtzema she / it shrank | 🔊 הִצְטַמְצְמוּ hitztamtzemu they shrank | ||
| Future tense | 1st | 🔊 אֶצְטַמְצֵם etztamtzem I will shrink | 🔊 נִצְטַמְצֵם nitztamtzem we will shrink | ||
| 2nd | 🔊 תִּצְטַמְצֵם titztamtzem you m. sg. will shrink | 🔊 תִּצְטַמְצְמִי titztamtzemi you f. sg. will shrink | 🔊 תִּצְטַמְצְמוּ titztamtzemu you m. pl. will shrink | 🔊 תִּצְטַמְצֵמְנָה titztamtzemna you f. pl. will shrink In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תִּצְטַמְצְמוּ titztamtzemu | |
| 3rd | 🔊 יִצְטַמְצֵם yitztamtzem he / it will shrink | 🔊 תִּצְטַמְצֵם titztamtzem she / it will shrink | 🔊 יִצְטַמְצְמוּ yitztamtzemu they m. will shrink | 🔊 תִּצְטַמְצֵמְנָה titztamtzemna they f. will shrink In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יִצְטַמְצְמוּ yitztamtzemu | |
| Imperative | 🔊 הִצְטַמְצֵם! hitztamtzem! (to a man) shrink! | 🔊 הִצְטַמְצְמִי! hitztamtzemi! (to a woman) shrink! | 🔊 הִצְטַמְצְמוּ! hitztamtzemu! (to men) shrink! | 🔊 הִצְטַמְצֵמְנָה! hitztamtzemna! (to women) shrink! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 הִצְטַמְצְמוּ! hitztamtzemu! | |
| Infinitive | 🔊 לְהִצְטַמְצֵם lehitztamtzem to shrink | ||||
| Word | Root | Part of speech | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🔊 צִימְצוּםtzimtzum | צ - מ - צ - ם | Noun – kittul pattern, masculine | reduction, decrease |
| 🔊 צַמְצָםtzamtzam | צ - מ - צ - ם | Noun – kattal pattern, masculine | aperture, diaphragm (photography) |
| 🔊 לְצַמְצֵםletzamtzem | צ - מ - צ - ם | Verb – pi'el | to reduce, to cut back, to decrease |
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