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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

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 חָיָה chaya he / it lived	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