Conjugation of לִקְטוֹן

Verb – PA'AL

Root: ק - ט - ן

The final radical of this word can assimilate with the suffix in inflected forms.

This verb is stative. It is conjugated with a patach in the future tense and imperative.

Meaning

to diminish; to be unworthy

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Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		🔊 קָטָן katan I / you m. sg. / he / it diminish(es) Alternative forms: 🔊 קָטֵן katen	🔊 קְטַנָּה ktana I / you f. sg. / she / it diminish(es) Alternative forms: 🔊 קְטֵנָה ktena	🔊 קְטַנִּים ktanim we / you m. pl. / they m. diminish Alternative forms: 🔊 קְטֵנִים ktenim	🔊 קְטַנּוֹת ktanot we / you f. pl. / they f. diminish Alternative forms: 🔊 קְטֵנוֹת ktenot
Past tense	1st	🔊 קָטַנְתִּי katanti I diminished Alternative forms: 🔊 קָטֹנְתִּי ~ קטונתי katonti		🔊 קָטַנּוּ katannu we diminished Alternative forms: 🔊 קָטֹנּוּ ~ קטונו katonnu
	2nd	🔊 קָטַנְתָּ katanta you m. sg. diminished Alternative forms: 🔊 קָטֹנְתָּ ~ קטונת katonta	🔊 קָטַנְתְּ katant you f. sg. diminished Alternative forms: 🔊 קָטֹנְתְּ ~ קטונת katont	🔊 קְטַנְתֶּם ktantem you m. pl. diminished The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 קָטֹנְתֶּם ~ קטונתם katontem 🔊 קָטַנְתֶּם katantem Alternative forms: 🔊 קְטָנְתֶּם ~ קטונתם ktontem 🔊 קָטֹנְתֶּם ~ קטונתם katontem	🔊 קְטַנְתֶּן ktanten you f. pl. diminished The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 קָטֹנְתֶּן ~ קטונתן katonten 🔊 קָטַנְתֶּן katanten Alternative forms: 🔊 קְטָנְתֶּן ~ קטונתן ktonten 🔊 קָטֹנְתֶּן ~ קטונתן katonten
	3rd	🔊 קָטֵן katen 🔊 קָטַן katan he / it diminished Alternative forms: 🔊 קָטֹן ~ קטון katon	🔊 קָטְנָה katna she / it diminished	🔊 קָטְנוּ katnu they diminished
Future tense	1st	🔊 אֶקְטַן ektan I will diminish		🔊 נִקְטַן niktan we will diminish
	2nd	🔊 תִּקְטַן tiktan you m. sg. will diminish	🔊 תִּקְטְנִי tikteni you f. sg. will diminish	🔊 תִּקְטְנוּ tiktenu you m. pl. will diminish	🔊 תִּקְטַנָּה tiktanna you f. pl. will diminish In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תִּקְטְנוּ tiktenu
	3rd	🔊 יִקְטַן yiktan he / it will diminish	🔊 תִּקְטַן tiktan she / it will diminish	🔊 יִקְטְנוּ yiktenu they m. will diminish	🔊 תִּקְטַנָּה tiktanna they f. will diminish In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יִקְטְנוּ yiktenu
Imperative		🔊 קְטַן!‏ ktan! (to a man) diminish!	🔊 קִטְנִי!‏ kitni! (to a woman) diminish!	🔊 קִטְנוּ!‏ kitnu! (to men) diminish!	🔊 קְטַנָּה!‏ ktanna! (to women) diminish! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 קִטְנוּ!‏ kitnu!
Infinitive		🔊 לִקְטֹן ~ לקטון likton to diminish