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

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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