Conjugation of לִחְיוֹת

Verb – PA'AL

Root: ח - י - 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 live

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Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		🔊 חַי chay I / you m. sg. / he / it live(s)	🔊 חַיָּה chaya I / you f. sg. / she / it live(s)	🔊 חַיִּים chayim we / you m. pl. / they m. live	🔊 חַיּוֹת chayot we / you f. pl. / they f. live
Past tense	1st	🔊 חָיִיתִי chayiti I lived		🔊 חָיִינוּ chayinu we lived
	2nd	🔊 חָיִיתָ chayita you m. sg. lived	🔊 חָיִית chayit you f. sg. lived	🔊 חֱיִיתֶם cheyitem 🔊 חֲיִיתֶם chayitem you m. pl. lived The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 חָיִיתֶם chayitem	🔊 חֱיִיתֶן cheyiten 🔊 חֲיִיתֶן chayiten you f. pl. lived The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 חָיִיתֶן chayiten
	3rd	🔊 חַי chay he / it lived Alternative forms (archaic / poetic): 🔊 חַיַה chaya	🔊 חָיְתָה ~ חייתה chayta she / it lived	🔊 חָיוּ chayu they lived
Future tense	1st	🔊 אֶחְיֶה echye I will live		🔊 נִחְיֶה nichye we will live
	2nd	🔊 תִּחְיֶה tichye you m. sg. will live	🔊 תִּחְיִי tichyi you f. sg. will live	🔊 תִּחְיוּ tichyu you m. pl. will live	🔊 תִּחְיֶינָה tichyena you f. pl. will live In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תִּחְיוּ tichyu
	3rd	🔊 יִחְיֶה yichye he / it will live	🔊 תִּחְיֶה tichye she / it will live	🔊 יִחְיוּ yichyu they m. will live	🔊 תִּחְיֶינָה tichyena they f. will live In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יִחְיוּ yichyu
Imperative		🔊 חֲיֵה!‏ chaye! (to a man) live!	🔊 חֲיִי!‏ chayi! (to a woman) live!	🔊 חֲיוּ!‏ chayu! (to men) live!	🔊 חֲיֶינָה!‏ chayena! (to women) live! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 חֲיוּ!‏ chayu!
Infinitive		🔊 לִחְיוֹת lichyot to live