Verb – NIF'AL
Root: שׁ - א - ל
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 | 🔊 נִשְׁאָל nish'al I am / you m. sg. are / he / it is asked | 🔊 נִשְׁאֶלֶת nish'elet I am / you f. sg. are / she / it is asked | 🔊 נִשְׁאָלִים nish'alim we / you m. pl. / they m. are asked | 🔊 נִשְׁאָלוֹת nish'alot we / you f. pl. / they f. are asked | |
| Past tense | 1st | 🔊 נִשְׁאַלְתִּי nish'alti I was asked | 🔊 נִשְׁאַלְנוּ nish'alnu we were asked | ||
| 2nd | 🔊 נִשְׁאַלְתָּ nish'alta you m. sg. were asked | 🔊 נִשְׁאַלְתְּ nish'alt you f. sg. were asked | 🔊 נִשְׁאַלְתֶּם nish'altem you m. pl. were asked The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 נִשְׁאַלְתֶּם nish'altem | 🔊 נִשְׁאַלְתֶּן nish'alten you f. pl. were asked The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 נִשְׁאַלְתֶּן nish'alten | |
| 3rd | 🔊 נִשְׁאַל nish'al he / it was asked | 🔊 נִשְׁאֲלָה nish'ala she / it was asked | 🔊 נִשְׁאֲלוּ nish'alu they were asked | ||
| Future tense | 1st | 🔊 אֶשָּׁאֵל esha'el I will be asked | 🔊 נִשָּׁאֵל ~ נישאל nisha'el we will be asked | ||
| 2nd | 🔊 תִּשָּׁאֵל ~ תישאל tisha'el you m. sg. will be asked | 🔊 תִּשָּׁאֲלִי ~ תישאלי tisha'ali you f. sg. will be asked | 🔊 תִּשָּׁאֲלוּ ~ תישאלו tisha'alu you m. pl. will be asked | 🔊 תִּשָּׁאַלְנָה ~ תישאלנה tisha'alna 🔊 תִּשָּׁאֵלְנָה ~ תישאלנה tisha'elna you f. pl. will be asked In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תִּשָּׁאֲלוּ ~ תישאלו tisha'alu | |
| 3rd | 🔊 יִשָּׁאֵל ~ יישאל yisha'el he / it will be asked | 🔊 תִּשָּׁאֵל ~ תישאל tisha'el she / it will be asked | 🔊 יִשָּׁאֲלוּ ~ יישאלו yisha'alu they m. will be asked | 🔊 תִּשָּׁאַלְנָה ~ תישאלנה tisha'alna 🔊 תִּשָּׁאֵלְנָה ~ תישאלנה tisha'elna they f. will be asked In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יִשָּׁאֲלוּ ~ יישאלו yisha'alu | |
| Imperative | 🔊 הִשָּׁאֵל! ~ הישאל! hisha'el! (to a man) be asked! | 🔊 הִשָּׁאֲלִי! ~ הישאלי! hisha'ali! (to a woman) be asked! | 🔊 הִשָּׁאֲלוּ! ~ הישאלו! hisha'alu! (to men) be asked! | 🔊 הִשָּׁאַלְנָה! ~ הישאלנה! hisha'alna! 🔊 הִשָּׁאֵלְנָה! ~ הישאלנה! hisha'elna! (to women) be asked! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 הִשָּׁאֲלוּ! ~ הישאלו! hisha'alu! | |
| Infinitive | 🔊 לְהִשָּׁאֵל ~ להישאל lehisha'el to be asked | ||||
| Word | Root | Part of speech | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🔊 הַשְׁאָלָהhash'ala | שׁ - א - ל | Noun – haktala pattern, feminine | metaphor; lending |
| 🔊 מִשְׁאָלmish'al | שׁ - א - ל | Noun – miktal pattern, masculine | survey, poll |
| 🔊 מִשְׁאָלָהmish'ala | שׁ - א - ל | Noun – miktala pattern, feminine | wish |
| 🔊 שָׁאוּלsha'ul | שׁ - א - ל | Adjective – katul pattern | borrowed |
| 🔊 שְׁאִילָהshe'ila | שׁ - א - ל | Noun – ktila pattern, feminine | borrowing |
| 🔊 לִשְׁאוֹלlish'ol | שׁ - א - ל | Verb – pa'al | to ask; to borrow |
| 🔊 לְהַשְׁאִילlehash'il | שׁ - א - ל | Verb – hif'il | to lend, to loan |
| 🔊 שְׁאֵלָהshe'ela | שׁ - א - ל | Noun – ktela pattern, feminine | question |
| 🔊 שְׁאֵלוֹןshe'elon | שׁ - א - ל | Noun – masculine | questionnaire |
| 🔊 לְתַשְׁאֵלletash'el | ת - שׁ - א - ל | Verb – pi'el | to interrogate, to question |
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