Conjugation of לְהִישָּׁאֵף

Verb – NIF'AL

Root: שׁ - א - ף

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

Meaning

to be inhaled

Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		נִשְׁאָף nish'af I am / you m. sg. are / he / it is inhaled	נִשְׁאֶפֶת nish'efet I am / you f. sg. are / she / it is inhaled	נִשְׁאָפִים nish'afim we / you m. pl. / they m. are inhaled	נִשְׁאָפוֹת nish'afot we / you f. pl. / they f. are inhaled
Past tense	1st	נִשְׁאַפְתִּי nish'afti I was inhaled		נִשְׁאַפְנוּ nish'afnu we were inhaled
	2nd	נִשְׁאַפְתָּ nish'afta you m. sg. were inhaled	נִשְׁאַפְתְּ nish'aft you f. sg. were inhaled	נִשְׁאַפְתֶּם nish'aftem you m. pl. were inhaled The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: נִשְׁאַפְתֶּם nish'aftem	נִשְׁאַפְתֶּן nish'aften you f. pl. were inhaled The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: נִשְׁאַפְתֶּן nish'aften
	3rd	נִשְׁאַף nish'af he / it was inhaled	נִשְׁאֲפָה nish'afa she / it was inhaled	נִשְׁאֲפוּ nish'afu they were inhaled
Future tense	1st	אֶשָּׁאֵף esha'ef I will be inhaled		נִשָּׁאֵף ~ נישאף nisha'ef we will be inhaled
	2nd	תִּשָּׁאֵף ~ תישאף tisha'ef you m. sg. will be inhaled	תִּשָּׁאֲפִי ~ תישאפי tisha'afi you f. sg. will be inhaled	תִּשָּׁאֲפוּ ~ תישאפו tisha'afu you m. pl. will be inhaled	תִּשָּׁאַפְנָה ~ תישאפנה tisha'afna תִּשָּׁאֵפְנָה ~ תישאפנה tisha'efna you f. pl. will be inhaled In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: תִּשָּׁאֲפוּ ~ תישאפו tisha'afu
	3rd	יִשָּׁאֵף ~ יישאף yisha'ef he / it will be inhaled	תִּשָּׁאֵף ~ תישאף tisha'ef she / it will be inhaled	יִשָּׁאֲפוּ ~ יישאפו yisha'afu they m. will be inhaled	תִּשָּׁאַפְנָה ~ תישאפנה tisha'afna תִּשָּׁאֵפְנָה ~ תישאפנה tisha'efna they f. will be inhaled In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: יִשָּׁאֲפוּ ~ יישאפו yisha'afu
Imperative		הִשָּׁאֵף!‏ ~ הישאף!‏ hisha'ef! (to a man) be inhaled!	הִשָּׁאֲפִי!‏ ~ הישאפי!‏ hisha'afi! (to a woman) be inhaled!	הִשָּׁאֲפוּ!‏ ~ הישאפו!‏ hisha'afu! (to men) be inhaled!	הִשָּׁאַפְנָה!‏ ~ הישאפנה!‏ hisha'afna! הִשָּׁאֵפְנָה!‏ ~ הישאפנה!‏ hisha'efna! (to women) be inhaled! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: הִשָּׁאֲפוּ!‏ ~ הישאפו!‏ hisha'afu!
Infinitive		לְהִשָּׁאֵף ~ להישאף lehisha'ef to be inhaled