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Conjugation of לְחַייֵּל

Verb – PI'EL

Root: ח - י - ל

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

Meaning

to enlist, to draft

Active forms Binyan Pi'el

Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Past tense	1st	חִיַּלְתִּי ~ חיילתי chiyalti I enlisted		חִיַּלְנוּ ~ חיילנו chiyalnu we enlisted
	2nd	חִיַּלְתָּ ~ חיילת chiyalta you m. sg. enlisted	חִיַּלְתְּ ~ חיילת chiyalt you f. sg. enlisted	חִיַּלְתֶּם ~ חיילתם chiyaltem you m. pl. enlisted The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: חִיַּלְתֶּם ~ חיילתם chiyaltem	חִיַּלְתֶּן ~ חיילתן chiyalten you f. pl. enlisted The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: חִיַּלְתֶּן ~ חיילתן chiyalten
	3rd	חִיֵּל ~ חייל chiyel he / it enlisted	חִיְּלָה ~ חיילה chiyla she / it enlisted	חִיְּלוּ ~ חיילו chiylu they enlisted
Present tense / Participle		מְחַיֵּל ~ מחייל mechayel I / you m. sg. / he / it enlist(s)	מְחַיֶּלֶת ~ מחיילת mechayelet I / you f. sg. / she / it enlist(s)	מְחַיְּלִים ~ מחיילים mechaylim we / you m. pl. / they m. enlist	מְחַיְּלוֹת ~ מחיילות mechaylot we / you f. pl. / they f. enlist
Future tense	1st	אֲחַיֵּל ~ אחייל achayel I will enlist		נְחַיֵּל ~ נחייל nechayel we will enlist
	2nd	תְּחַיֵּל ~ תחייל techayel you m. sg. will enlist	תְּחַיְּלִי ~ תחיילי techayli you f. sg. will enlist	תְּחַיְּלוּ ~ תחיילו techaylu you m. pl. will enlist	תְּחַיֵּלְנָה ~ תחיילנה techayelna you f. pl. will enlist In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: תְּחַיְּלוּ ~ תחיילו techaylu
	3rd	יְחַיֵּל ~ יחייל yechayel he / it will enlist	תְּחַיֵּל ~ תחייל techayel she / it will enlist	יְחַיְּלוּ ~ יחיילו yechaylu they m. will enlist	תְּחַיֵּלְנָה ~ תחיילנה techayelna they f. will enlist In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: יְחַיְּלוּ ~ יחיילו yechaylu
Imperative		חַיֵּל!‏ ~ חייל!‏ chayel! (to a man) enlist!	חַיְּלִי!‏ ~ חיילי!‏ chayli! (to a woman) enlist!	חַיְּלוּ!‏ ~ חיילו!‏ chaylu! (to men) enlist!	חַיֵּלְנָה!‏ ~ חיילנה!‏ chayelna! (to women) enlist! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: חַיְּלוּ!‏ ~ חיילו!‏ chaylu!
Infinitive		לְחַיֵּל ~ לחייל lechayel to enlist

Passive forms Binyan Pu'al

Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Past tense	1st	חֻיַּלְתִּי ~ חוילתי chuyalti I was enlisted		חֻיַּלְנוּ ~ חוילנו chuyalnu we were enlisted
	2nd	חֻיַּלְתָּ ~ חוילת chuyalta you m. sg. were enlisted	חֻיַּלְתְּ ~ חוילת chuyalt you f. sg. were enlisted	חֻיַּלְתֶּם ~ חוילתם chuyaltem you m. pl. were enlisted The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: חֻיַּלְתֶּם ~ חוילתם chuyaltem	חֻיַּלְתֶּן ~ חוילתן chuyalten you f. pl. were enlisted The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: חֻיַּלְתֶּן ~ חוילתן chuyalten
	3rd	חֻיַּל ~ חויל chuyal he / it was enlisted	חֻיְּלָה ~ חוילה chuyla she / it was enlisted	חֻיְּלוּ ~ חוילו chuylu they were enlisted
Present tense / Participle		מְחֻיָּל ~ מחויל mechuyal I am / you m. sg. are / he / it is enlisted	מְחֻיֶּלֶת ~ מחוילת mechuyelet I am / you f. sg. are / she / it is enlisted	מְחֻיָּלִים ~ מחוילים mechuyalim we / you m. pl. / they m. are enlisted	מְחֻיָּלוֹת ~ מחוילות mechuyalot we / you f. pl. / they f. are enlisted
Future tense	1st	אֲחֻיַּל ~ אחויל achuyal I will be enlisted		נְחֻיַּל ~ נחויל nechuyal we will be enlisted
	2nd	תְּחֻיַּל ~ תחויל techuyal you m. sg. will be enlisted	תְּחֻיְּלִי ~ תחוילי techuyli you f. sg. will be enlisted	תְּחֻיְּלוּ ~ תחוילו techuylu you m. pl. will be enlisted	תְּחֻיַּלְנָה ~ תחוילנה techuyalna you f. pl. will be enlisted In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: תְּחֻיְּלוּ ~ תחוילו techuylu
	3rd	יְחֻיַּל ~ יחויל yechuyal he / it will be enlisted	תְּחֻיַּל ~ תחויל techuyal she / it will be enlisted	יְחֻיְּלוּ ~ יחוילו yechuylu they m. will be enlisted	תְּחֻיַּלְנָה ~ תחוילנה techuyalna they f. will be enlisted In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: יְחֻיְּלוּ ~ יחוילו yechuylu