Conjugation of לְהִשְׁתַּהוֹת

Verb – HITPA'EL

Root: שׁ - ה - ה

The final radical of this word disappears or turns into a vowel in inflected forms.

The middle radical of this word is guttural. It cannot bear a dagesh, and the adjacent vowels may be affected.

Meaning

to be delayed, to be late

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Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		🔊 מִשְׁתַּהֶה mishtahe I am / you m. sg. are / he / it is delayed	🔊 מִשְׁתַּהָה mishtaha I am / you f. sg. are / she / it is delayed	🔊 מִשְׁתַּהִים mishtahim we / you m. pl. / they m. are delayed	🔊 מִשְׁתַּהוֹת mishtahot we / you f. pl. / they f. are delayed
Past tense	1st	🔊 נִשְׁתַּהֵיתִי nishtaheti 🔊 הִשְׁתַּהֵיתִי hishtaheti I was delayed		🔊 נִשְׁתַּהֵינוּ nishtahenu 🔊 הִשְׁתַּהֵינוּ hishtahenu we were delayed
	2nd	🔊 נִשְׁתַּהֵיתָ nishtaheta 🔊 הִשְׁתַּהֵיתָ hishtaheta you m. sg. were delayed	🔊 נִשְׁתַּהֵית nishtahet 🔊 הִשְׁתַּהֵית hishtahet you f. sg. were delayed	🔊 נִשְׁתַּהֵיתֶם nishtahetem 🔊 הִשְׁתַּהֵיתֶם hishtahetem you m. pl. were delayed The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 נִשְׁתַּהֵיתֶם nishtahetem 🔊 הִשְׁתַּהֵיתֶם hishtahetem	🔊 נִשְׁתַּהֵיתֶן nishtaheten 🔊 הִשְׁתַּהֵיתֶן hishtaheten you f. pl. were delayed The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 נִשְׁתַּהֵיתֶן nishtaheten 🔊 הִשְׁתַּהֵיתֶן hishtaheten
	3rd	🔊 נִשְׁתַּהָה nishtaha 🔊 הִשְׁתַּהָה hishtaha he / it was delayed	🔊 נִשְׁתַּהֲתָה nishtahata 🔊 הִשְׁתַּהֲתָה hishtahata she / it was delayed	🔊 נִשְׁתָּהוּ nishtahu 🔊 הִשְׁתָּהוּ hishtahu they were delayed
Future tense	1st	🔊 אֶשְׁתַּהֶה eshtahe I will be delayed		🔊 נִשְׁתַּהֶה nishtahe we will be delayed
	2nd	🔊 תִּשְׁתַּהֶה tishtahe you m. sg. will be delayed	🔊 תִּשְׁתַּהִי tishtahi you f. sg. will be delayed	🔊 תִּשְׁתַּהוּ tishtahu you m. pl. will be delayed	🔊 תִּשְׁתַּהֶינָה tishtahena you f. pl. will be delayed In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תִּשְׁתַּהוּ tishtahu
	3rd	🔊 יִשְׁתַּהֶה yishtahe he / it will be delayed	🔊 תִּשְׁתַּהֶה tishtahe she / it will be delayed	🔊 יִשְׁתַּהוּ yishtahu they m. will be delayed	🔊 תִּשְׁתַּהֶינָה tishtahena they f. will be delayed In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יִשְׁתַּהוּ yishtahu
Imperative		🔊 הִשְׁתַּהֵה!‏ hishtahe! (to a man) be delayed!	🔊 הִשְׁתַּהִי!‏ hishtahi! (to a woman) be delayed!	🔊 הִשְׁתַּהוּ!‏ hishtahu! (to men) be delayed!	🔊 הִשְׁתַּהֶינָה!‏ hishtahena! (to women) be delayed! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 הִשְׁתַּהוּ!‏ hishtahu!
Infinitive		🔊 לְהִשְׁתַּהוֹת lehishtahot to be delayed