Conjugation of לְגַעְגֵּעַ

Verb – PI'EL

Root: ג - ע - ג - 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 cackle, to honk (of geese)

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Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		🔊 מְגַעְגֵּעַ mega'agea I / you m. sg. / he / it cackle(s)	🔊 מְגַעְגַּעַת mega'aga'at I / you f. sg. / she / it cackle(s)	🔊 מְגַעְגְּעִים mega'ag'im we / you m. pl. / they m. cackle	🔊 מְגַעְגְּעוֹת mega'ag'ot we / you f. pl. / they f. cackle
Past tense	1st	🔊 גִּעְגַּעְתִּי gi'agati I cackled		🔊 גִּעְגַּעְנוּ gi'aganu we cackled
	2nd	🔊 גִּעְגַּעְתָּ gi'agata you m. sg. cackled	🔊 גִּעְגַּעְתְּ gi'agat you f. sg. cackled	🔊 גִּעְגַּעְתֶּם gi'aga'atem you m. pl. cackled The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 גִּעְגַּעְתֶּם gi'agatem	🔊 גִּעְגַּעְתֶּן gi'aga'aten you f. pl. cackled The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 גִּעְגַּעְתֶּן gi'agaten
	3rd	🔊 גִּעְגֵּעַ gi'agea 🔊 גִּעְגַּע gi'aga he / it cackled	🔊 גִּעְגְּעָה gi'ag'a she / it cackled	🔊 גִּעְגְּעוּ gi'ag'u they cackled
Future tense	1st	🔊 אֲגַעְגֵּעַ aga'agea 🔊 אֲגַעְגַּע aga'aga I will cackle		🔊 נְגַעְגֵּעַ nega'agea 🔊 נְגַעְגַּע nega'aga we will cackle
	2nd	🔊 תְּגַעְגֵּעַ tega'agea 🔊 תְּגַעְגַּע tega'aga you m. sg. will cackle	🔊 תְּגַעְגְּעִי tega'ag'i you f. sg. will cackle	🔊 תְּגַעְגְּעוּ tega'ag'u you m. pl. will cackle	🔊 תְּגַעְגַּעְנָה tega'agana you f. pl. will cackle In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תְּגַעְגְּעוּ tega'ag'u
	3rd	🔊 יְגַעְגֵּעַ yega'agea 🔊 יְגַעְגַּע yega'aga he / it will cackle	🔊 תְּגַעְגֵּעַ tega'agea 🔊 תְּגַעְגַּע tega'aga she / it will cackle	🔊 יְגַעְגְּעוּ yega'ag'u they m. will cackle	🔊 תְּגַעְגַּעְנָה tega'agana they f. will cackle In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יְגַעְגְּעוּ yega'ag'u
Imperative		🔊 גַּעְגֵּעַ!‏ ga'agea! 🔊 גַּעְגַּע!‏ ga'aga! (to a man) cackle!	🔊 גַּעְגְּעִי!‏ ga'ag'i! (to a woman) cackle!	🔊 גַּעְגְּעוּ!‏ ga'ag'u! (to men) cackle!	🔊 גַּעְגַּעְנָה!‏ ga'agana! (to women) cackle! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 גַּעְגְּעוּ!‏ ga'ag'u!
Infinitive		🔊 לְגַעְגֵּעַ lega'agea to cackle