Verb – HIF'IL
Root: ע - ו - ז
The middle radical of this word disappears or turns into a vowel in inflected forms.
The first radical of this word is guttural; this affects the adjacent vowels.
| Verb form | Person | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masculine | Feminine | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Present tense / Participle | מֵעִיז me'iz I / you m. sg. / he / it dare(s) | מְעִיזָה me'iza I / you f. sg. / she / it dare(s) | מְעִיזִים me'izim we / you m. pl. / they m. dare | מְעִיזוֹת me'izot we / you f. pl. / they f. dare | |
| Past tense | 1st | הֵעַזְתִּי he'azti I dared | הֵעַזְנוּ he'aznu we dared | ||
| 2nd | הֵעַזְתָּ he'azta you m. sg. dared | הֵעַזְתְּ he'azt you f. sg. dared | הַעַזְתֶּם ha'aztem you m. pl. dared The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: הֵעַזְתֶּם he'aztem | הַעַזְתֶּן ha'azten you f. pl. dared The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: הֵעַזְתֶּן he'azten | |
| 3rd | הֵעִיז he'iz he / it dared | הֵעִיזָה he'iza she / it dared | הֵעִיזוּ he'izu they dared | ||
| Future tense | 1st | אָעִיז a'iz I will dare | נָעִיז na'iz we will dare | ||
| 2nd | תָּעִיז ta'iz you m. sg. will dare | תָּעִיזִי ta'izi you f. sg. will dare | תָּעִיזוּ ta'izu you m. pl. will dare | תָּעֵזְנָה ta'ezna you f. pl. will dare In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: תָּעִיזוּ ta'izu | |
| 3rd | יָעִיז ya'iz he / it will dare | תָּעִיז ta'iz she / it will dare | יָעִיזוּ ya'izu they m. will dare | תָּעֵזְנָה ta'ezna they f. will dare In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: יָעִיזוּ ya'izu | |
| Imperative | הָעֵז! ha'ez! (to a man) dare! | הָעִיזִי! ha'izi! (to a woman) dare! | הָעִיזוּ! ha'izu! (to men) dare! | הָעֵזְנָה! ha'ezna! (to women) dare! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: הָעִיזוּ! ha'izu! | |
| Infinitive | לְהָעִיז leha'iz to dare | ||||
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