Conjugation of לְשַׁעְשֵׁעַ

Verb – PI'EL

Root: שׁ - ע - שׁ - ע

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

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

This word has a 4-letter root. The second and third letters of the root occupy the place reserved for the middle radical in the inflection model.

Meaning

to entertain

Active forms Binyan Pi'el

Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		מְשַׁעְשֵׁעַ mesha'ashea I / you m. sg. / he / it entertain(s)	מְשַׁעְשַׁעַת mesha'asha'at I / you f. sg. / she / it entertain(s)	מְשַׁעְשְׁעִים mesha'ash'im we / you m. pl. / they m. entertain	מְשַׁעְשְׁעוֹת mesha'ash'ot we / you f. pl. / they f. entertain
Past tense	1st	שִׁעְשַׁעְתִּי shi'ashati I entertained		שִׁעְשַׁעְנוּ shi'ashanu we entertained
	2nd	שִׁעְשַׁעְתָּ shi'ashata you m. sg. entertained	שִׁעְשַׁעְתְּ shi'ashat you f. sg. entertained	שִׁעְשַׁעְתֶּם shi'asha'atem you m. pl. entertained The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: שִׁעְשַׁעְתֶּם shi'ashatem	שִׁעְשַׁעְתֶּן shi'asha'aten you f. pl. entertained The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: שִׁעְשַׁעְתֶּן shi'ashaten
	3rd	שִׁעְשֵׁעַ shi'ashea שִׁעְשַׁע shi'asha he / it entertained	שִׁעְשְׁעָה shi'ash'a she / it entertained	שִׁעְשְׁעוּ shi'ash'u they entertained
Future tense	1st	אֲשַׁעְשֵׁעַ asha'ashea אֲשַׁעְשַׁע asha'asha I will entertain		נְשַׁעְשֵׁעַ nesha'ashea נְשַׁעְשַׁע nesha'asha we will entertain
	2nd	תְּשַׁעְשֵׁעַ tesha'ashea תְּשַׁעְשַׁע tesha'asha you m. sg. will entertain	תְּשַׁעְשְׁעִי tesha'ash'i you f. sg. will entertain	תְּשַׁעְשְׁעוּ tesha'ash'u you m. pl. will entertain	תְּשַׁעְשַׁעְנָה tesha'ashana you f. pl. will entertain In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: תְּשַׁעְשְׁעוּ tesha'ash'u
	3rd	יְשַׁעְשֵׁעַ yesha'ashea יְשַׁעְשַׁע yesha'asha he / it will entertain	תְּשַׁעְשֵׁעַ tesha'ashea תְּשַׁעְשַׁע tesha'asha she / it will entertain	יְשַׁעְשְׁעוּ yesha'ash'u they m. will entertain	תְּשַׁעְשַׁעְנָה tesha'ashana they f. will entertain In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: יְשַׁעְשְׁעוּ yesha'ash'u
Imperative		שַׁעְשֵׁעַ!‏ sha'ashea! שַׁעְשַׁע!‏ sha'asha! (to a man) entertain!	שַׁעְשְׁעִי!‏ sha'ash'i! (to a woman) entertain!	שַׁעְשְׁעוּ!‏ sha'ash'u! (to men) entertain!	שַׁעְשַׁעְנָה!‏ sha'ashana! (to women) entertain! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: שַׁעְשְׁעוּ!‏ sha'ash'u!
Infinitive		לְשַׁעְשֵׁעַ lesha'ashea to entertain

Passive forms Binyan Pu'al

Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		מְשֻׁעְשָׁע ~ משועשע meshu'asha I am / you m. sg. are / he / it is entertained	מְשֻׁעְשַׁעַת ~ משועשעת meshu'asha'at I am / you f. sg. are / she / it is entertained	מְשֻׁעְשָׁעִים ~ משועשעים meshu'asha'im we / you m. pl. / they m. are entertained	מְשֻׁעְשָׁעוֹת ~ משועשעות meshu'asha'ot we / you f. pl. / they f. are entertained
Past tense	1st	שֻׁעְשַׁעְתִּי ~ שועשעתי shu'ashati I was entertained		שֻׁעְשַׁעְנוּ ~ שועשענו shu'ashanu we were entertained
	2nd	שֻׁעְשַׁעְתָּ ~ שועשעת shu'ashata you m. sg. were entertained	שֻׁעְשַׁעְתְּ ~ שועשעת shu'ashat you f. sg. were entertained	שֻׁעְשַׁעְתֶּם ~ שועשעתם shu'asha'atem you m. pl. were entertained The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: שֻׁעְשַׁעְתֶּם ~ שועשעתם shu'ashatem	שֻׁעְשַׁעְתֶּן ~ שועשעתן shu'asha'aten you f. pl. were entertained The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: שֻׁעְשַׁעְתֶּן ~ שועשעתן shu'ashaten
	3rd	שֻׁעְשַׁע ~ שועשע shu'asha he / it was entertained	שֻׁעְשְׁעָה ~ שועשעה shu'ash'a she / it was entertained	שֻׁעְשְׁעוּ ~ שועשעו shu'ash'u they were entertained
Future tense	1st	אֲשֻׁעְשַׁע ~ אשועשע ashu'asha I will be entertained		נְשֻׁעְשַׁע ~ נשועשע neshu'asha we will be entertained
	2nd	תְּשֻׁעְשַׁע ~ תשועשע teshu'asha you m. sg. will be entertained	תְּשֻׁעְשְׁעִי ~ תשועשעי teshu'ash'i you f. sg. will be entertained	תְּשֻׁעְשְׁעוּ ~ תשועשעו teshu'ash'u you m. pl. will be entertained	תְּשֻׁעְשַׁעְנָה ~ תשועשענה teshu'ashana you f. pl. will be entertained In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: תְּשֻׁעְשְׁעוּ ~ תשועשעו teshu'ash'u
	3rd	יְשֻׁעְשַׁע ~ ישועשע yeshu'asha he / it will be entertained	תְּשֻׁעְשַׁע ~ תשועשע teshu'asha she / it will be entertained	יְשֻׁעְשְׁעוּ ~ ישועשעו yeshu'ash'u they m. will be entertained	תְּשֻׁעְשַׁעְנָה ~ תשועשענה teshu'ashana they f. will be entertained In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: יְשֻׁעְשְׁעוּ ~ ישועשעו yeshu'ash'u