Verb – PI'EL
Root: ע - ו - ף
The middle radical of this word is weak. This word is conjugated according to the polel model.
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 | ||
| Present tense / Participle | 🔊 מְעוֹפֵף me'ofef I / you m. sg. / he / it fly(-ies) | 🔊 מְעוֹפֶפֶת me'ofefet I / you f. sg. / she / it fly(-ies) | 🔊 מְעוֹפְפִים me'ofefim we / you m. pl. / they m. fly | 🔊 מְעוֹפְפוֹת me'ofefot we / you f. pl. / they f. fly | |
| Past tense | 1st | 🔊 עוֹפַפְתִּי ofafti I flew | 🔊 עוֹפַפְנוּ ofafnu we flew | ||
| 2nd | 🔊 עוֹפַפְתָּ ofafta you m. sg. flew | 🔊 עוֹפַפְתְּ ofaft you f. sg. flew | 🔊 עוֹפַפְתֶּם ofaftem you m. pl. flew The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 עוֹפַפְתֶּם ofaftem | 🔊 עוֹפַפְתֶּן ofaften you f. pl. flew The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 עוֹפַפְתֶּן ofaften | |
| 3rd | 🔊 עוֹפֵף ofef he / it flew | 🔊 עוֹפְפָה ofefa she / it flew | 🔊 עוֹפְפוּ ofefu they flew | ||
| Future tense | 1st | 🔊 אֲעוֹפֵף a'ofef I will fly | 🔊 נְעוֹפֵף ne'ofef we will fly | ||
| 2nd | 🔊 תְּעוֹפֵף te'ofef you m. sg. will fly | 🔊 תְּעוֹפְפִי te'ofefi you f. sg. will fly | 🔊 תְּעוֹפְפוּ te'ofefu you m. pl. will fly | 🔊 תְּעוֹפֵפְנָה te'ofefna you f. pl. will fly In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תְּעוֹפְפוּ te'ofefu | |
| 3rd | 🔊 יְעוֹפֵף ye'ofef he / it will fly | 🔊 תְּעוֹפֵף te'ofef she / it will fly | 🔊 יְעוֹפְפוּ ye'ofefu they m. will fly | 🔊 תְּעוֹפֵפְנָה te'ofefna they f. will fly In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יְעוֹפְפוּ ye'ofefu | |
| Imperative | 🔊 עוֹפֵף! ofef! (to a man) fly! | 🔊 עוֹפְפִי! ofefi! (to a woman) fly! | 🔊 עוֹפְפוּ! ofefu! (to men) fly! | 🔊 עוֹפֵפְנָה! ofefna! (to women) fly! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 עוֹפְפוּ! ofefu! | |
| Infinitive | 🔊 לְעוֹפֵף le'ofef to fly | ||||
| Word | Root | Part of speech | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🔊 מָעוֹףma'of | ע - ו - ף | Noun – miktal pattern, masculine | flight, hovering; imagination, vision |
| 🔊 עוֹףof | ע - ו - ף | Noun – masculine | 🐔🍗 chicken, fowl, poultry (as food); large bird |
| 🔊 לָעוּףla'uf | ע - ו - ף | Verb – pa'al | to fly (of birds, insects etc.), to go away |
| 🔊 לְהָעִיףleha'if | ע - ו - ף | Verb – hif'il | to propel, to throw, to launch; to throw away |
| 🔊 לְהִתְעוֹפֵףlehit'ofef | ע - ו - ף | Verb – hitpa'el | to flutter, to fly |
| 🔊 תְּעוּפָהte'ufa | ע - ו - ף | Noun – tkula pattern, feminine | aviation |
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