Verb – PA'AL
Root: ב - ח - ר
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 | 🔊 בּוֹחֵר bocher I / you m. sg. / he / it choose(s) | 🔊 בּוֹחֶרֶת bocheret I / you f. sg. / she / it choose(s) | 🔊 בּוֹחֲרִים bocharim we / you m. pl. / they m. choose | 🔊 בּוֹחֲרוֹת bocharot we / you f. pl. / they f. choose | |
| Past tense | 1st | 🔊 בָּחַרְתִּי bacharti I chose | 🔊 בָּחַרְנוּ bacharnu we chose | ||
| 2nd | 🔊 בָּחַרְתָּ bacharta you m. sg. chose | 🔊 בָּחַרְתְּ bachart you f. sg. chose | 🔊 בְּחַרְתֶּם bchartem you m. pl. chose The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 בָּחַרְתֶּם bachartem | 🔊 בְּחַרְתֶּן bcharten you f. pl. chose The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 בָּחַרְתֶּן bacharten | |
| 3rd | 🔊 בָּחַר bachar he / it chose | 🔊 בָּחֲרָה bachara she / it chose | 🔊 בָּחֲרוּ bacharu they chose | ||
| Future tense | 1st | 🔊 אֶבְחַר evchar I will choose | 🔊 נִבְחַר nivchar we will choose | ||
| 2nd | 🔊 תִּבְחַר tivchar you m. sg. will choose | 🔊 תִּבְחֲרִי tivchari you f. sg. will choose | 🔊 תִּבְחֲרוּ tivcharu you m. pl. will choose | 🔊 תִּבְחַרְנָה tivcharna you f. pl. will choose In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תִּבְחֲרוּ tivcharu | |
| 3rd | 🔊 יִבְחַר yivchar he / it will choose | 🔊 תִּבְחַר tivchar she / it will choose | 🔊 יִבְחֲרוּ yivcharu they m. will choose | 🔊 תִּבְחַרְנָה tivcharna they f. will choose In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יִבְחֲרוּ yivcharu | |
| Imperative | 🔊 בְּחַר! bchar! (to a man) choose! | 🔊 בַּחֲרִי! bachari! (to a woman) choose! | 🔊 בַּחֲרוּ! bacharu! (to men) choose! | 🔊 בְּחַרְנָה! bcharna! (to women) choose! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 בַּחֲרוּ! bacharu! | |
| Infinitive | 🔊 לִבְחֹר ~ לבחור livchor to choose | ||||
| Word | Root | Part of speech | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🔊 בָּחוּרbachur | ב - ח - ר | Noun – kattul pattern, masculine | young man |
| 🔊 בַּחוּרָהbachura | ב - ח - ר | Noun – feminine | young woman |
| 🔊 בְּחִירָהbchira | ב - ח - ר | Noun – ktila pattern, feminine | choice, selection, election |
| 🔊 לְהִיבָּחֵרlehibacher | ב - ח - ר | Verb – nif'al | to be chosen |
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