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

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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