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.
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| 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 | ||||
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