Verb – NIF'AL
Root: ר - ד - ף
The first radical of this word is guttural. It cannot bear a dagesh, and the adjacent vowels may be affected.
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| Verb form | Person | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masculine | Feminine | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Present tense / Participle | 🔊 נִרְדָּף nirdaf I am / you m. sg. are / he / it is oppressed | 🔊 נִרְדֶּפֶת nirdefet I am / you f. sg. are / she / it is oppressed | 🔊 נִרְדָּפִים nirdafim we / you m. pl. / they m. are oppressed | 🔊 נִרְדָּפוֹת nirdafot we / you f. pl. / they f. are oppressed | |
| Past tense | 1st | 🔊 נִרְדַּפְתִּי nirdafti I was oppressed | 🔊 נִרְדַּפְנוּ nirdafnu we were oppressed | ||
| 2nd | 🔊 נִרְדַּפְתָּ nirdafta you m. sg. were oppressed | 🔊 נִרְדַּפְתְּ nirdaft you f. sg. were oppressed | 🔊 נִרְדַּפְתֶּם nirdaftem you m. pl. were oppressed The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 נִרְדַּפְתֶּם nirdaftem | 🔊 נִרְדַּפְתֶּן nirdaften you f. pl. were oppressed The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 נִרְדַּפְתֶּן nirdaften | |
| 3rd | 🔊 נִרְדַּף nirdaf he / it was oppressed | 🔊 נִרְדְּפָה nirdefa she / it was oppressed | 🔊 נִרְדְּפוּ nirdefu they were oppressed | ||
| Future tense | 1st | 🔊 אֵרָדֵף ~ אירדף eradef I will be oppressed | 🔊 נֵרָדֵף ~ נירדף neradef we will be oppressed | ||
| 2nd | 🔊 תֵּרָדֵף ~ תירדף teradef you m. sg. will be oppressed | 🔊 תֵּרָדְפִי ~ תירדפי teradfi you f. sg. will be oppressed | 🔊 תֵּרָדְפוּ ~ תירדפו teradfu you m. pl. will be oppressed | 🔊 תֵּרָדַפְנָה ~ תירדפנה teradafna 🔊 תֵּרָדֵפְנָה ~ תירדפנה teradefna you f. pl. will be oppressed In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תֵּרָדְפוּ ~ תירדפו teradfu | |
| 3rd | 🔊 יֵרָדֵף ~ יירדף yeradef he / it will be oppressed | 🔊 תֵּרָדֵף ~ תירדף teradef she / it will be oppressed | 🔊 יֵרָדְפוּ ~ יירדפו yeradfu they m. will be oppressed | 🔊 תֵּרָדַפְנָה ~ תירדפנה teradafna 🔊 תֵּרָדֵפְנָה ~ תירדפנה teradefna they f. will be oppressed In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יֵרָדְפוּ ~ יירדפו yeradfu | |
| Imperative | 🔊 הֵרָדֵף! ~ הירדף! heradef! (to a man) be oppressed! | 🔊 הֵרָדְפִי! ~ הירדפי! heradfi! (to a woman) be oppressed! | 🔊 הֵרָדְפוּ! ~ הירדפו! heradfu! (to men) be oppressed! | 🔊 הֵרָדַפְנָה! ~ הירדפנה! heradafna! 🔊 הֵרָדֵפְנָה! ~ הירדפנה! heradefna! (to women) be oppressed! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 הֵרָדְפוּ! ~ הירדפו! heradfu! | |
| Infinitive | 🔊 לְהֵרָדֵף ~ להירדף leheradef to be oppressed | ||||
| Word | Root | Part of speech | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🔊 מִרְדָּףmirdaf | ר - ד - ף | Noun – miktal pattern, masculine | chase, pursuit |
| 🔊 רְדִיפָהredifa | ר - ד - ף | Noun – ktila pattern, feminine | chase; pursuit (after money, fame, etc.); persecution, oppression |
| 🔊 לִרְדּוֹףlirdof | ר - ד - ף | Verb – pa'al | to chase, to pursue |
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