Conjugation of לְחַכּוֹת

Verb – PI'EL

Root: ח - כ - 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.

Meaning

to await, to wait for (ל-)

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Active forms Binyan Pi'el

Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		🔊 מְחַכֶּה mechake I / you m. sg. / he / it await(s)	🔊 מְחַכָּה mechaka I / you f. sg. / she / it await(s)	🔊 מְחַכִּים mechakim we / you m. pl. / they m. await	🔊 מְחַכּוֹת mechakot we / you f. pl. / they f. await
Past tense	1st	🔊 חִכִּיתִי ~ חיכיתי chikiti I awaited		🔊 חִכִּינוּ ~ חיכינו chikinu we awaited
	2nd	🔊 חִכִּיתָ ~ חיכית chikita you m. sg. awaited	🔊 חִכִּית ~ חיכית chikit you f. sg. awaited	🔊 חִכִּיתֶם ~ חיכיתם chikitem you m. pl. awaited The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 חִכִּיתֶם ~ חיכיתם chikitem	🔊 חִכִּיתֶן ~ חיכיתן chikiten you f. pl. awaited The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 חִכִּיתֶן ~ חיכיתן chikiten
	3rd	🔊 חִכָּה ~ חיכה chika he / it awaited	🔊 חִכְּתָה ~ חיכתה chikta she / it awaited	🔊 חִכּוּ ~ חיכו chiku they awaited
Future tense	1st	🔊 אֲחַכֶּה achake I will await		🔊 נְחַכֶּה nechake we will await
	2nd	🔊 תְּחַכֶּה techake you m. sg. will await	🔊 תְּחַכִּי techaki you f. sg. will await	🔊 תְּחַכּוּ techaku you m. pl. will await	🔊 תְּחַכֶּינָה techakena you f. pl. will await In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תְּחַכּוּ techaku
	3rd	🔊 יְחַכֶּה yechake he / it will await	🔊 תְּחַכֶּה techake she / it will await	🔊 יְחַכּוּ yechaku they m. will await	🔊 תְּחַכֶּינָה techakena they f. will await In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יְחַכּוּ yechaku
Imperative		🔊 חַכֵּה!‏ chake! (to a man) await!	🔊 חַכִּי!‏ chaki! (to a woman) await!	🔊 חַכּוּ!‏ chaku! (to men) await!	🔊 חַכֶּינָה!‏ chakena! (to women) await! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 חַכּוּ!‏ chaku!
Infinitive		🔊 לְחַכּוֹת lechakot to await

Passive forms Binyan Pu'al

Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		🔊 מְחֻכֶּה ~ מחוכה mechuke I am / you m. sg. are / he / it is awaited	🔊 מְחֻכָּה ~ מחוכה mechuka I am / you f. sg. are / she / it is awaited	🔊 מְחֻכִּים ~ מחוכים mechukim we / you m. pl. / they m. are awaited	🔊 מְחֻכּוֹת ~ מחוכות mechukot we / you f. pl. / they f. are awaited
Past tense	1st	🔊 חֻכֵּיתִי ~ חוכיתי chuketi I was awaited		🔊 חֻכֵּינוּ ~ חוכינו chukenu we were awaited
	2nd	🔊 חֻכֵּיתָ ~ חוכית chuketa you m. sg. were awaited	🔊 חֻכֵּית ~ חוכית chuket you f. sg. were awaited	🔊 חֻכֵּיתֶם ~ חוכיתם chuketem you m. pl. were awaited The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 חֻכֵּיתֶם ~ חוכיתם chuketem	🔊 חֻכֵּיתֶן ~ חוכיתן chuketen you f. pl. were awaited The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 חֻכֵּיתֶן ~ חוכיתן chuketen
	3rd	🔊 חֻכָּה ~ חוכה chuka he / it was awaited	🔊 חֻכְּתָה ~ חוכתה chukta she / it was awaited	🔊 חֻכּוּ ~ חוכו chuku they were awaited
Future tense	1st	🔊 אֲחֻכֶּה ~ אחוכה achuke I will be awaited		🔊 נְחֻכֶּה ~ נחוכה nechuke we will be awaited
	2nd	🔊 תְּחֻכֶּה ~ תחוכה techuke you m. sg. will be awaited	🔊 תְּחֻכִּי ~ תחוכי techuki you f. sg. will be awaited	🔊 תְּחֻכּוּ ~ תחוכו techuku you m. pl. will be awaited	🔊 תְּחֻכֶּינָה ~ תחוכינה techukena you f. pl. will be awaited In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תְּחֻכּוּ ~ תחוכו techuku
	3rd	🔊 יְחֻכֶּה ~ יחוכה yechuke he / it will be awaited	🔊 תְּחֻכֶּה ~ תחוכה techuke she / it will be awaited	🔊 יְחֻכּוּ ~ יחוכו yechuku they m. will be awaited	🔊 תְּחֻכֶּינָה ~ תחוכינה techukena they f. will be awaited In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יְחֻכּוּ ~ יחוכו yechuku