Conjugation of לְצַחֵק

Verb – PI'EL

Root: צ - ח - ק

The middle radical of this word is guttural. It cannot bear a dagesh, and the adjacent vowels may be affected.

Meaning

to joke, to make fun (biblical)

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Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		🔊 מְצַחֵק metzachek I / you m. sg. / he / it joke(s)	🔊 מְצַחֶקֶת metzacheket I / you f. sg. / she / it joke(s)	🔊 מְצַחֲקִים metzachakim we / you m. pl. / they m. joke	🔊 מְצַחֲקוֹת metzachakot we / you f. pl. / they f. joke
Past tense	1st	🔊 צִחַקְתִּי ~ ציחקתי tzichakti I joked		🔊 צִחַקְנוּ ~ ציחקנו tzichaknu we joked
	2nd	🔊 צִחַקְתָּ ~ ציחקת tzichakta you m. sg. joked	🔊 צִחַקְתְּ ~ ציחקת tzichakt you f. sg. joked	🔊 צִחַקְתֶּם ~ ציחקתם tzichaktem you m. pl. joked The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 צִחַקְתֶּם ~ ציחקתם tzichaktem	🔊 צִחַקְתֶּן ~ ציחקתן tzichakten you f. pl. joked The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 צִחַקְתֶּן ~ ציחקתן tzichakten
	3rd	🔊 צִחֵק ~ ציחק tzichek he / it joked	🔊 צִחֲקָה ~ ציחקה tzichaka she / it joked	🔊 צִחֲקוּ ~ ציחקו tzichaku they joked
Future tense	1st	🔊 אֲצַחֵק atzachek I will joke		🔊 נְצַחֵק netzachek we will joke
	2nd	🔊 תְּצַחֵק tetzachek you m. sg. will joke	🔊 תְּצַחֲקִי tetzachaki you f. sg. will joke	🔊 תְּצַחֲקוּ tetzachaku you m. pl. will joke	🔊 תְּצַחֵקְנָה tetzachekna you f. pl. will joke In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תְּצַחֲקוּ tetzachaku
	3rd	🔊 יְצַחֵק yetzachek he / it will joke	🔊 תְּצַחֵק tetzachek she / it will joke	🔊 יְצַחֲקוּ yetzachaku they m. will joke	🔊 תְּצַחֵקְנָה tetzachekna they f. will joke In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יְצַחֲקוּ yetzachaku
Imperative		🔊 צַחֵק!‏ tzachek! (to a man) joke!	🔊 צַחֲקִי!‏ tzachaki! (to a woman) joke!	🔊 צַחֲקוּ!‏ tzachaku! (to men) joke!	🔊 צַחֵקְנָה!‏ tzachekna! (to women) joke! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 צַחֲקוּ!‏ tzachaku!
Infinitive		🔊 לְצַחֵק letzachek to joke