Conjugation of לְהוֹעִיל

Verb – HIF'IL

Root: י - ע - ל

The initial radical of this word disappears or turns into a vowel in inflected forms.

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

Meaning

to be useful (ל-)

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Active forms Binyan Hif'il

Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		🔊 מוֹעִיל mo'il I am / you m. sg. are / he / it is useful	🔊 מוֹעִילָה mo'ila I am / you f. sg. are / she / it is useful	🔊 מוֹעִילִים mo'ilim we / you m. pl. / they m. are useful	🔊 מוֹעִילוֹת mo'ilot we / you f. pl. / they f. are useful
Past tense	1st	🔊 הוֹעַלְתִּי ho'alti I was useful		🔊 הוֹעַלְנוּ ho'alnu we were useful
	2nd	🔊 הוֹעַלְתָּ ho'alta you m. sg. were useful	🔊 הוֹעַלְתְּ ho'alt you f. sg. were useful	🔊 הוֹעַלְתֶּם ho'altem you m. pl. were useful The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 הוֹעַלְתֶּם ho'altem	🔊 הוֹעַלְתֶּן ho'alten you f. pl. were useful The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 הוֹעַלְתֶּן ho'alten
	3rd	🔊 הוֹעִיל ho'il he / it was useful	🔊 הוֹעִילָה ho'ila she / it was useful	🔊 הוֹעִילוּ ho'ilu they were useful
Future tense	1st	🔊 אוֹעִיל o'il I will be useful		🔊 נוֹעִיל no'il we will be useful
	2nd	🔊 תּוֹעִיל to'il you m. sg. will be useful	🔊 תּוֹעִילִי to'ili you f. sg. will be useful	🔊 תּוֹעִילוּ to'ilu you m. pl. will be useful	🔊 תּוֹעֵלְנָה to'elna you f. pl. will be useful In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תּוֹעִילוּ to'ilu
	3rd	🔊 יוֹעִיל yo'il he / it will be useful	🔊 תּוֹעִיל to'il she / it will be useful	🔊 יוֹעִילוּ yo'ilu they m. will be useful	🔊 תּוֹעֵלְנָה to'elna they f. will be useful In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יוֹעִילוּ yo'ilu
Imperative		🔊 הוֹעֵל!‏ ho'el! (to a man) be useful!	🔊 הוֹעִילִי!‏ ho'ili! (to a woman) be useful!	🔊 הוֹעִילוּ!‏ ho'ilu! (to men) be useful!	🔊 הוֹעֵלְנָה!‏ ho'elna! (to women) be useful! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 הוֹעִילוּ!‏ ho'ilu!
Infinitive		🔊 לְהוֹעִיל leho'il to be useful

Passive forms Binyan Huf'al

Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		🔊 מוּעָל mu'al	🔊 מוּעֶלֶת mu'elet	🔊 מוּעָלִים mu'alim	🔊 מוּעָלוֹת mu'alot
Past tense	1st	🔊 הוּעַלְתִּי hu'alti		🔊 הוּעַלְנוּ hu'alnu
	2nd	🔊 הוּעַלְתָּ hu'alta	🔊 הוּעַלְתְּ hu'alt	🔊 הוּעַלְתֶּם hu'altem The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 הוּעַלְתֶּם hu'altem	🔊 הוּעַלְתֶּן hu'alten The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 הוּעַלְתֶּן hu'alten
	3rd	🔊 הוּעַל hu'al	🔊 הוּעֲלָה hu'ala	🔊 הוּעֲלוּ hu'alu
Future tense	1st	🔊 אוּעַל u'al		🔊 נוּעַל nu'al
	2nd	🔊 תּוּעַל tu'al	🔊 תּוּעֲלִי tu'ali	🔊 תּוּעֲלוּ tu'alu	🔊 תּוּעַלְנָה tu'alna In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תּוּעֲלוּ tu'alu
	3rd	🔊 יוּעַל yu'al	🔊 תּוּעַל tu'al	🔊 יוּעֲלוּ yu'alu	🔊 תּוּעַלְנָה tu'alna In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יוּעֲלוּ yu'alu