Verb – PA'AL
Root: ח - פ - ן
The first radical of this word is guttural; this affects the adjacent vowels.
The final radical of this word can assimilate with the suffix in inflected forms.
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| Verb form | Person | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masculine | Feminine | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Present tense / Participle | 🔊 חוֹפֵן chofen I / you m. sg. / he / it take(s) a handful | 🔊 חוֹפֶנֶת chofenet I / you f. sg. / she / it take(s) a handful | 🔊 חוֹפְנִים chofnim we / you m. pl. / they m. take a handful | 🔊 חוֹפְנוֹת chofnot we / you f. pl. / they f. take a handful | |
| Past tense | 1st | 🔊 חָפַנְתִּי chafanti I took a handful | 🔊 חָפַנּוּ chafannu we took a handful | ||
| 2nd | 🔊 חָפַנְתָּ chafanta you m. sg. took a handful | 🔊 חָפַנְתְּ chafant you f. sg. took a handful | 🔊 חֲפַנְתֶּם chafantem you m. pl. took a handful The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 חָפַנְתֶּם chafantem | 🔊 חֲפַנְתֶּן chafanten you f. pl. took a handful The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 חָפַנְתֶּן chafanten | |
| 3rd | 🔊 חָפַן chafan he / it took a handful | 🔊 חָפְנָה chafna she / it took a handful | 🔊 חָפְנוּ chafnu they took a handful | ||
| Future tense | 1st | 🔊 אֶחְפֹּן ~ אחפון echpon I will take a handful | 🔊 נַחְפֹּן ~ נחפון nachpon we will take a handful | ||
| 2nd | 🔊 תַּחְפֹּן ~ תחפון tachpon you m. sg. will take a handful | 🔊 תַּחְפְּנִי tachpeni you f. sg. will take a handful | 🔊 תַּחְפְּנוּ tachpenu you m. pl. will take a handful | 🔊 תַּחְפֹּנָּה ~ תחפונה tachponna you f. pl. will take a handful In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תַּחְפְּנוּ tachpenu | |
| 3rd | 🔊 יַחְפֹּן ~ יחפון yachpon he / it will take a handful | 🔊 תַּחְפֹּן ~ תחפון tachpon she / it will take a handful | 🔊 יַחְפְּנוּ yachpenu they m. will take a handful | 🔊 תַּחְפֹּנָּה ~ תחפונה tachponna they f. will take a handful In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יַחְפְּנוּ yachpenu | |
| Imperative | 🔊 חֲפֹן! ~ חפון! chafon! (to a man) take a handful! | 🔊 חִפְנִי! chifni! (to a woman) take a handful! | 🔊 חִפְנוּ! chifnu! (to men) take a handful! | 🔊 חֲפֹנָּה! ~ חפונה! chafonna! (to women) take a handful! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 חִפְנוּ! chifnu! | |
| Infinitive | 🔊 לַחְפֹּן ~ לחפון lachpon to take a handful | ||||
| Word | Root | Part of speech | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🔊 חוֹפֶןchofen | ח - פ - ן | Noun – kotel pattern, masculine | handful |
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