Conjugation of לְהִתְאַחֵר

Verb – HITPA'EL

Root: א - ח - ר

The first radical of this word is guttural; this affects the adjacent vowels.

The middle radical of this word is guttural. It cannot bear a dagesh, and the adjacent vowels may be affected.

Meaning

to be late, to get late

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Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		🔊 מִתְאַחֵר mit'acher I am / you m. sg. are / he / it is late	🔊 מִתְאַחֶרֶת mit'acheret I am / you f. sg. are / she / it is late	🔊 מִתְאַחֲרִים mit'acharim we / you m. pl. / they m. are late	🔊 מִתְאַחֲרוֹת mit'acharot we / you f. pl. / they f. are late
Past tense	1st	🔊 הִתְאַחַרְתִּי hit'acharti I was late		🔊 הִתְאַחַרְנוּ hit'acharnu we were late
	2nd	🔊 הִתְאַחַרְתָּ hit'acharta you m. sg. were late	🔊 הִתְאַחַרְתְּ hit'achart you f. sg. were late	🔊 הִתְאַחַרְתֶּם hit'achartem you m. pl. were late The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 הִתְאַחַרְתֶּם hit'achartem	🔊 הִתְאַחַרְתֶּן hit'acharten you f. pl. were late The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 הִתְאַחַרְתֶּן hit'acharten
	3rd	🔊 הִתְאַחֵר hit'acher he / it was late	🔊 הִתְאַחֲרָה hit'achara she / it was late	🔊 הִתְאַחֲרוּ hit'acharu they were late
Future tense	1st	🔊 אֶתְאַחֵר et'acher I will be late		🔊 נִתְאַחֵר nit'acher we will be late
	2nd	🔊 תִּתְאַחֵר tit'acher you m. sg. will be late	🔊 תִּתְאַחֲרִי tit'achari you f. sg. will be late	🔊 תִּתְאַחֲרוּ tit'acharu you m. pl. will be late	🔊 תִּתְאַחֵרְנָה tit'acherna you f. pl. will be late In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תִּתְאַחֲרוּ tit'acharu
	3rd	🔊 יִתְאַחֵר yit'acher he / it will be late	🔊 תִּתְאַחֵר tit'acher she / it will be late	🔊 יִתְאַחֲרוּ yit'acharu they m. will be late	🔊 תִּתְאַחֵרְנָה tit'acherna they f. will be late In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יִתְאַחֲרוּ yit'acharu
Imperative		🔊 הִתְאַחֵר!‏ hit'acher! (to a man) be late!	🔊 הִתְאַחֲרִי!‏ hit'achari! (to a woman) be late!	🔊 הִתְאַחֲרוּ!‏ hit'acharu! (to men) be late!	🔊 הִתְאַחֵרְנָה!‏ hit'acherna! (to women) be late! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 הִתְאַחֲרוּ!‏ hit'acharu!
Infinitive		🔊 לְהִתְאַחֵר lehit'acher to be late