Verb – PA'AL
Root: שׁ - א - ל
The middle radical of this word is guttural; this affects the adjacent vowels.
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| Verb form | Person | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masculine | Feminine | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Present tense / Participle | 🔊 שׁוֹאֵל sho'el I / you m. sg. / he / it ask(s) | 🔊 שׁוֹאֶלֶת sho'elet I / you f. sg. / she / it ask(s) | 🔊 שׁוֹאֲלִים sho'alim we / you m. pl. / they m. ask | 🔊 שׁוֹאֲלוֹת sho'alot we / you f. pl. / they f. ask | |
| Past tense | 1st | 🔊 שָׁאַלְתִּי sha'alti I asked | 🔊 שָׁאַלְנוּ sha'alnu we asked | ||
| 2nd | 🔊 שָׁאַלְתָּ sha'alta you m. sg. asked | 🔊 שָׁאַלְתְּ sha'alt you f. sg. asked | 🔊 שְׁאַלְתֶּם she'altem you m. pl. asked The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 שָׁאַלְתֶּם sha'altem | 🔊 שְׁאַלְתֶּן she'alten you f. pl. asked The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 שָׁאַלְתֶּן sha'alten | |
| 3rd | 🔊 שָׁאַל sha'al he / it asked | 🔊 שָׁאֲלָה sha'ala she / it asked | 🔊 שָׁאֲלוּ sha'alu they asked | ||
| Future tense | 1st | 🔊 אֶשְׁאַל esh'al I will ask | 🔊 נִשְׁאַל nish'al we will ask | ||
| 2nd | 🔊 תִּשְׁאַל tish'al you m. sg. will ask | 🔊 תִּשְׁאֲלִי tish'ali you f. sg. will ask | 🔊 תִּשְׁאֲלוּ tish'alu you m. pl. will ask | 🔊 תִּשְׁאַלְנָה tish'alna you f. pl. will ask In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תִּשְׁאֲלוּ tish'alu | |
| 3rd | 🔊 יִשְׁאַל yish'al he / it will ask | 🔊 תִּשְׁאַל tish'al she / it will ask | 🔊 יִשְׁאֲלוּ yish'alu they m. will ask | 🔊 תִּשְׁאַלְנָה tish'alna they f. will ask In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יִשְׁאֲלוּ yish'alu | |
| Imperative | 🔊 שְׁאַל! she'al! (to a man) ask! | 🔊 שַׁאֲלִי! sha'ali! (to a woman) ask! | 🔊 שַׁאֲלוּ! sha'alu! (to men) ask! | 🔊 שְׁאַלְנָה! she'alna! (to women) ask! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 שַׁאֲלוּ! sha'alu! | |
| Infinitive | 🔊 לִשְׁאֹל ~ לשאול lish'ol to ask | ||||
| Word | Root | Part of speech | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🔊 הַשְׁאָלָהhash'ala | שׁ - א - ל | Noun – haktala pattern, feminine | metaphor; lending |
| 🔊 מִשְׁאָלmish'al | שׁ - א - ל | Noun – miktal pattern, masculine | survey, poll |
| 🔊 מִשְׁאָלָהmish'ala | שׁ - א - ל | Noun – miktala pattern, feminine | wish |
| 🔊 שָׁאוּלsha'ul | שׁ - א - ל | Adjective – katul pattern | borrowed |
| 🔊 שְׁאִילָהshe'ila | שׁ - א - ל | Noun – ktila pattern, feminine | borrowing |
| 🔊 לְהִישָּׁאֵלlehisha'el | שׁ - א - ל | Verb – nif'al | to be asked; to be borrowed |
| 🔊 לְהַשְׁאִילlehash'il | שׁ - א - ל | Verb – hif'il | to lend, to loan |
| 🔊 שְׁאֵלָהshe'ela | שׁ - א - ל | Noun – ktela pattern, feminine | question |
| 🔊 שְׁאֵלוֹןshe'elon | שׁ - א - ל | Noun – masculine | questionnaire |
| 🔊 לְתַשְׁאֵלletash'el | ת - שׁ - א - ל | Verb – pi'el | to interrogate, to question |
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