Conjugation of לְהַתְחִיל

Verb – HIF'IL

Root: ת - ח - ל

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

Meaning

to start, to begin

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Active forms Binyan Hif'il

Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		🔊 מַתְחִיל matchil I / you m. sg. / he / it start(s)	🔊 מַתְחִילָה matchila I / you f. sg. / she / it start(s)	🔊 מַתְחִילִים matchilim we / you m. pl. / they m. start	🔊 מַתְחִילוֹת matchilot we / you f. pl. / they f. start
Past tense	1st	🔊 הִתְחַלְתִּי hitchalti I started		🔊 הִתְחַלְנוּ hitchalnu we started
	2nd	🔊 הִתְחַלְתָּ hitchalta you m. sg. started	🔊 הִתְחַלְתְּ hitchalt you f. sg. started	🔊 הִתְחַלְתֶּם hitchaltem you m. pl. started The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 הִתְחַלְתֶּם hitchaltem	🔊 הִתְחַלְתֶּן hitchalten you f. pl. started The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 הִתְחַלְתֶּן hitchalten
	3rd	🔊 הִתְחִיל hitchil he / it started	🔊 הִתְחִילָה hitchila she / it started	🔊 הִתְחִילוּ hitchilu they started
Future tense	1st	🔊 אַתְחִיל atchil I will start		🔊 נַתְחִיל natchil we will start
	2nd	🔊 תַּתְחִיל tatchil you m. sg. will start	🔊 תַּתְחִילִי tatchili you f. sg. will start	🔊 תַּתְחִילוּ tatchilu you m. pl. will start	🔊 תַּתְחֵלְנָה tatchelna you f. pl. will start In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תַּתְחִילוּ tatchilu
	3rd	🔊 יַתְחִיל yatchil he / it will start	🔊 תַּתְחִיל tatchil she / it will start	🔊 יַתְחִילוּ yatchilu they m. will start	🔊 תַּתְחֵלְנָה tatchelna they f. will start In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יַתְחִילוּ yatchilu
Imperative		🔊 הַתְחֵל!‏ hatchel! (to a man) start!	🔊 הַתְחִילִי!‏ hatchili! (to a woman) start!	🔊 הַתְחִילוּ!‏ hatchilu! (to men) start!	🔊 הַתְחֵלְנָה!‏ hatchelna! (to women) start! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 הַתְחִילוּ!‏ hatchilu!
Infinitive		🔊 לְהַתְחִיל lehatchil to start

Passive forms Binyan Huf'al

Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		🔊 מֻתְחָל ~ מותחל mutchal I am / you m. sg. are / he / it is started	🔊 מֻתְחֶלֶת ~ מותחלת mutchelet I am / you f. sg. are / she / it is started	🔊 מֻתְחָלִים ~ מותחלים mutchalim we / you m. pl. / they m. are started	🔊 מֻתְחָלוֹת ~ מותחלות mutchalot we / you f. pl. / they f. are started
Past tense	1st	🔊 הֻתְחַלְתִּי ~ הותחלתי hutchalti I was started		🔊 הֻתְחַלְנוּ ~ הותחלנו hutchalnu we were started
	2nd	🔊 הֻתְחַלְתָּ ~ הותחלת hutchalta you m. sg. were started	🔊 הֻתְחַלְתְּ ~ הותחלת hutchalt you f. sg. were started	🔊 הֻתְחַלְתֶּם ~ הותחלתם hutchaltem you m. pl. were started The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 הֻתְחַלְתֶּם ~ הותחלתם hutchaltem	🔊 הֻתְחַלְתֶּן ~ הותחלתן hutchalten you f. pl. were started The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 הֻתְחַלְתֶּן ~ הותחלתן hutchalten
	3rd	🔊 הֻתְחַל ~ הותחל hutchal he / it was started	🔊 הֻתְחֲלָה ~ הותחלה hutchala she / it was started	🔊 הֻתְחֲלוּ ~ הותחלו hutchalu they were started
Future tense	1st	🔊 אֻתְחַל ~ אותחל utchal I will be started		🔊 נֻתְחַל ~ נותחל nutchal we will be started
	2nd	🔊 תֻּתְחַל ~ תותחל tutchal you m. sg. will be started	🔊 תֻּתְחֲלִי ~ תותחלי tutchali you f. sg. will be started	🔊 תֻּתְחֲלוּ ~ תותחלו tutchalu you m. pl. will be started	🔊 תֻּתְחַלְנָה ~ תותחלנה tutchalna you f. pl. will be started In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תֻּתְחֲלוּ ~ תותחלו tutchalu
	3rd	🔊 יֻתְחַל ~ יותחל yutchal he / it will be started	🔊 תֻּתְחַל ~ תותחל tutchal she / it will be started	🔊 יֻתְחֲלוּ ~ יותחלו yutchalu they m. will be started	🔊 תֻּתְחַלְנָה ~ תותחלנה tutchalna they f. will be started In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יֻתְחֲלוּ ~ יותחלו yutchalu