Conjugation of לִשְׁאוֹף

Verb – PA'AL

Root: שׁ - א - ף

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

Meaning

to inhale; to aspire

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Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		🔊 שׁוֹאֵף sho'ef I / you m. sg. / he / it inhale(s)	🔊 שׁוֹאֶפֶת sho'efet I / you f. sg. / she / it inhale(s)	🔊 שׁוֹאֲפִים sho'afim we / you m. pl. / they m. inhale	🔊 שׁוֹאֲפוֹת sho'afot we / you f. pl. / they f. inhale
Past tense	1st	🔊 שָׁאַפְתִּי sha'afti I inhaled		🔊 שָׁאַפְנוּ sha'afnu we inhaled
	2nd	🔊 שָׁאַפְתָּ sha'afta you m. sg. inhaled	🔊 שָׁאַפְתְּ sha'aft you f. sg. inhaled	🔊 שְׁאַפְתֶּם she'aftem you m. pl. inhaled The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 שָׁאַפְתֶּם sha'aftem	🔊 שְׁאַפְתֶּן she'aften you f. pl. inhaled The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 שָׁאַפְתֶּן sha'aften
	3rd	🔊 שָׁאַף sha'af he / it inhaled	🔊 שָׁאֲפָה sha'afa she / it inhaled	🔊 שָׁאֲפוּ sha'afu they inhaled
Future tense	1st	🔊 אֶשְׁאַף esh'af I will inhale		🔊 נִשְׁאַף nish'af we will inhale
	2nd	🔊 תִּשְׁאַף tish'af you m. sg. will inhale	🔊 תִּשְׁאֲפִי tish'afi you f. sg. will inhale	🔊 תִּשְׁאֲפוּ tish'afu you m. pl. will inhale	🔊 תִּשְׁאַפְנָה tish'afna you f. pl. will inhale In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תִּשְׁאֲפוּ tish'afu
	3rd	🔊 יִשְׁאַף yish'af he / it will inhale	🔊 תִּשְׁאַף tish'af she / it will inhale	🔊 יִשְׁאֲפוּ yish'afu they m. will inhale	🔊 תִּשְׁאַפְנָה tish'afna they f. will inhale In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יִשְׁאֲפוּ yish'afu
Imperative		🔊 שְׁאַף!‏ she'af! (to a man) inhale!	🔊 שַׁאֲפִי!‏ sha'afi! (to a woman) inhale!	🔊 שַׁאֲפוּ!‏ sha'afu! (to men) inhale!	🔊 שְׁאַפְנָה!‏ she'afna! (to women) inhale! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 שַׁאֲפוּ!‏ sha'afu!
Infinitive		🔊 לִשְׁאֹף ~ לשאוף lish'of to inhale