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

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