Conjugation of לְהִתְחַכֵּם

Verb – HITPA'EL

Root: ח - כ - ם

The first radical of this word is guttural; this affects the adjacent vowels.

Meaning

to pretend to be wise

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Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		🔊 מִתְחַכֵּם mitchakem I / you m. sg. / he / it pretend(s) to be wise	🔊 מִתְחַכֶּמֶת mitchakemet I / you f. sg. / she / it pretend(s) to be wise	🔊 מִתְחַכְּמִים mitchakmim we / you m. pl. / they m. pretend to be wise	🔊 מִתְחַכְּמוֹת mitchakmot we / you f. pl. / they f. pretend to be wise
Past tense	1st	🔊 הִתְחַכַּמְתִּי hitchakamti I pretended to be wise		🔊 הִתְחַכַּמְנוּ hitchakamnu we pretended to be wise
	2nd	🔊 הִתְחַכַּמְתָּ hitchakamta you m. sg. pretended to be wise	🔊 הִתְחַכַּמְתְּ hitchakamt you f. sg. pretended to be wise	🔊 הִתְחַכַּמְתֶּם hitchakamtem you m. pl. pretended to be wise The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 הִתְחַכַּמְתֶּם hitchakamtem	🔊 הִתְחַכַּמְתֶּן hitchakamten you f. pl. pretended to be wise The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 הִתְחַכַּמְתֶּן hitchakamten
	3rd	🔊 הִתְחַכֵּם hitchakem he / it pretended to be wise	🔊 הִתְחַכְּמָה hitchakma she / it pretended to be wise	🔊 הִתְחַכְּמוּ hitchakmu they pretended to be wise
Future tense	1st	🔊 אֶתְחַכֵּם etchakem I will pretend to be wise		🔊 נִתְחַכֵּם nitchakem we will pretend to be wise
	2nd	🔊 תִּתְחַכֵּם titchakem you m. sg. will pretend to be wise	🔊 תִּתְחַכְּמִי titchakmi you f. sg. will pretend to be wise	🔊 תִּתְחַכְּמוּ titchakmu you m. pl. will pretend to be wise	🔊 תִּתְחַכֵּמְנָה titchakemna you f. pl. will pretend to be wise In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תִּתְחַכְּמוּ titchakmu
	3rd	🔊 יִתְחַכֵּם yitchakem he / it will pretend to be wise	🔊 תִּתְחַכֵּם titchakem she / it will pretend to be wise	🔊 יִתְחַכְּמוּ yitchakmu they m. will pretend to be wise	🔊 תִּתְחַכֵּמְנָה titchakemna they f. will pretend to be wise In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יִתְחַכְּמוּ yitchakmu
Imperative		🔊 הִתְחַכֵּם!‏ hitchakem! (to a man) pretend to be wise!	🔊 הִתְחַכְּמִי!‏ hitchakmi! (to a woman) pretend to be wise!	🔊 הִתְחַכְּמוּ!‏ hitchakmu! (to men) pretend to be wise!	🔊 הִתְחַכֵּמְנָה!‏ hitchakemna! (to women) pretend to be wise! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 הִתְחַכְּמוּ!‏ hitchakmu!
Infinitive		🔊 לְהִתְחַכֵּם lehitchakem to pretend to be wise