Conjugation of לִיעוֹף

Verb – PA'AL

Root: י - ע - ף

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

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

This verb is stative. It is conjugated with a patach in the future tense and imperative.

Meaning

to be tired, weary

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Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		🔊 יָעֵף ya'ef I am / you m. sg. are / he / it is tired	🔊 יְעֵפָה ye'efa I am / you f. sg. are / she / it is tired	🔊 יְעֵפִים ye'efim we / you m. pl. / they m. are tired	🔊 יְעֵפוֹת ye'efot we / you f. pl. / they f. are tired
Past tense	1st	🔊 יָעַפְתִּי ya'afti I was tired		🔊 יָעַפְנוּ ya'afnu we were tired
	2nd	🔊 יָעַפְתָּ ya'afta you m. sg. were tired	🔊 יָעַפְתְּ ya'aft you f. sg. were tired	🔊 יְעַפְתֶּם ye'aftem you m. pl. were tired The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 יָעַפְתֶּם ya'aftem	🔊 יְעַפְתֶּן ye'aften you f. pl. were tired The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 יָעַפְתֶּן ya'aften
	3rd	🔊 יָעַף ya'af he / it was tired	🔊 יָעֲפָה ya'afa she / it was tired	🔊 יָעֲפוּ ya'afu they were tired
Future tense	1st	🔊 אִיעַף i'af I will be tired		🔊 נִיעַף ni'af we will be tired
	2nd	🔊 תִּיעַף ti'af you m. sg. will be tired	🔊 תִּיעֲפִי ti'afi you f. sg. will be tired	🔊 תִּיעֲפוּ ti'afu you m. pl. will be tired	🔊 תִּיעַפְנָה ti'afna you f. pl. will be tired In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תִּיעֲפוּ ti'afu
	3rd	🔊 יִיעַף yi'af he / it will be tired	🔊 תִּיעַף ti'af she / it will be tired	🔊 יִיעֲפוּ yi'afu they m. will be tired	🔊 תִּיעַפְנָה ti'afna they f. will be tired In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יִיעֲפוּ yi'afu
Imperative		🔊 יְעַף!‏ ye'af! (to a man) be tired!	🔊 יַעֲפִי!‏ ya'afi! (to a woman) be tired!	🔊 יַעֲפוּ!‏ ya'afu! (to men) be tired!	🔊 יְעַפְנָה!‏ ye'afna! (to women) be tired! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יַעֲפוּ!‏ ya'afu!
Infinitive		🔊 לִיעֹף ~ ליעוף li'of to be tired