Conjugation of לְהָעִיז

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.

Meaning

to dare (colloquial); להעיז פנים: to be insolent, to be cheeky

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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