Verb – PA'AL
Root: ה - י - ה
The final 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 | ||
| Past tense | 1st | הָיִיתִי hayiti I was | הָיִינוּ hayinu we were | ||
| 2nd | הָיִיתָ hayita you m. sg. were | הָיִית hayit you f. sg. were | הֱיִיתֶם heyitem הֲיִיתֶם hayitem you m. pl. were The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: הָיִיתֶם hayitem | הֱיִיתֶן heyiten הֲיִיתֶן hayiten you f. pl. were The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: הָיִיתֶן hayiten | |
| 3rd | הָיָה haya he / it was | הָיְתָה ~ הייתה hayta she / it was | הָיוּ hayu they were | ||
| Future tense | 1st | אֶהְיֶה ehye I will be | נִהְיֶה nihye we will be | ||
| 2nd | תִּהְיֶה tihye you m. sg. will be | תִּהְיִי tihyi you f. sg. will be | תִּהְיוּ tihyu you m. pl. will be | תִּהְיֶינָה tihyena you f. pl. will be In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: תִּהְיוּ tihyu | |
| 3rd | יִהְיֶה yihye he / it will be | תִּהְיֶה tihye she / it will be | יִהְיוּ yihyu they m. will be | תִּהְיֶינָה tihyena they f. will be In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: יִהְיוּ yihyu | |
| Imperative | הֱיֵה! heye! (to a man) be! | הֱיִי! heyi! הֲיִי! hayi! (to a woman) be! | הֱיוּ! heyu! (to men) be! | הֱיֶינָה! heyena! (to women) be! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: הֱיוּ! heyu! | |
| Infinitive | לִהְיוֹת lihyot to be | ||||
| Word | Root | Part of speech | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
נִהְיָה | ה - י - ה | Verb – nif'al | to become |
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