Verb – NIF'AL
Root: ר - ק - ב
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 | 🔊 נִרְקָב nirkav I / you m. sg. / he / it rot(s) | 🔊 נִרְקֶבֶת nirkevet I / you f. sg. / she / it rot(s) | 🔊 נִרְקָבִים nirkavim we / you m. pl. / they m. rot | 🔊 נִרְקָבוֹת nirkavot we / you f. pl. / they f. rot | |
| Past tense | 1st | 🔊 נִרְקַבְתִּי nirkavti I rotted | 🔊 נִרְקַבְנוּ nirkavnu we rotted | ||
| 2nd | 🔊 נִרְקַבְתָּ nirkavta you m. sg. rotted | 🔊 נִרְקַבְתְּ nirkavt you f. sg. rotted | 🔊 נִרְקַבְתֶּם nirkavtem you m. pl. rotted The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 נִרְקַבְתֶּם nirkavtem | 🔊 נִרְקַבְתֶּן nirkavten you f. pl. rotted The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 נִרְקַבְתֶּן nirkavten | |
| 3rd | 🔊 נִרְקַב nirkav he / it rotted | 🔊 נִרְקְבָה nirkeva she / it rotted | 🔊 נִרְקְבוּ nirkevu they rotted | ||
| Future tense | 1st | 🔊 אֵרָקֵב ~ אירקב erakev I will rot | 🔊 נֵרָקֵב ~ נירקב nerakev we will rot | ||
| 2nd | 🔊 תֵּרָקֵב ~ תירקב terakev you m. sg. will rot | 🔊 תֵּרָקְבִי ~ תירקבי terakvi you f. sg. will rot | 🔊 תֵּרָקְבוּ ~ תירקבו terakvu you m. pl. will rot | 🔊 תֵּרָקַבְנָה ~ תירקבנה terakavna 🔊 תֵּרָקֵבְנָה ~ תירקבנה terakevna you f. pl. will rot In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תֵּרָקְבוּ ~ תירקבו terakvu | |
| 3rd | 🔊 יֵרָקֵב ~ יירקב yerakev he / it will rot | 🔊 תֵּרָקֵב ~ תירקב terakev she / it will rot | 🔊 יֵרָקְבוּ ~ יירקבו yerakvu they m. will rot | 🔊 תֵּרָקַבְנָה ~ תירקבנה terakavna 🔊 תֵּרָקֵבְנָה ~ תירקבנה terakevna they f. will rot In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יֵרָקְבוּ ~ יירקבו yerakvu | |
| Imperative | 🔊 הֵרָקֵב! ~ הירקב! herakev! (to a man) rot! | 🔊 הֵרָקְבִי! ~ הירקבי! herakvi! (to a woman) rot! | 🔊 הֵרָקְבוּ! ~ הירקבו! herakvu! (to men) rot! | 🔊 הֵרָקַבְנָה! ~ הירקבנה! herakavna! 🔊 הֵרָקֵבְנָה! ~ הירקבנה! herakevna! (to women) rot! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 הֵרָקְבוּ! ~ הירקבו! herakvu! | |
| Infinitive | 🔊 לְהֵרָקֵב ~ להירקב leherakev to rot | ||||
| Word | Root | Part of speech | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🔊 רִיקָּבוֹןrikavon | ר - ק - ב | Noun – kittalon pattern, masculine | decomposition, rotting |
| 🔊 רָקָבrakav | ר - ק - ב | Noun – katal pattern, masculine | rot |
| 🔊 לִרְקוֹבlirkov | ר - ק - ב | Verb – pa'al | to rot, to decompose (rare) |
| 🔊 לְהַרְקִיבleharkiv | ר - ק - ב | Verb – hif'il | to rot |
| 🔊 רָקוּבrakuv | ר - ק - ב | Adjective – katul pattern | rotten |
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