Conjugation of לְכַנּוֹת

Verb – PI'EL

Root: כ - נ - ה

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

Meaning

to name, to nickname

Active forms Binyan Pi'el

Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		מְכַנֶּה mechane I / you m. sg. / he / it name(s)	מְכַנָּה mechana I / you f. sg. / she / it name(s)	מְכַנִּים mechanim we / you m. pl. / they m. name	מְכַנּוֹת mechanot we / you f. pl. / they f. name
Past tense	1st	כִּנִּיתִי ~ כיניתי kiniti I named		כִּנִּינוּ ~ כינינו kininu we named
	2nd	כִּנִּיתָ ~ כינית kinita you m. sg. named	כִּנִּית ~ כינית kinit you f. sg. named	כִּנִּיתֶם ~ כיניתם kinitem you m. pl. named The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: כִּנִּיתֶם ~ כיניתם kinitem	כִּנִּיתֶן ~ כיניתן kiniten you f. pl. named The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: כִּנִּיתֶן ~ כיניתן kiniten
	3rd	כִּנָּה ~ כינה kina he / it named	כִּנְּתָה ~ כינתה kinta she / it named	כִּנּוּ ~ כינו kinu they named
Future tense	1st	אֲכַנֶּה achane I will name		נְכַנֶּה nechane we will name
	2nd	תְּכַנֶּה techane you m. sg. will name	תְּכַנִּי techani you f. sg. will name	תְּכַנּוּ techanu you m. pl. will name	תְּכַנֶּינָה techanena you f. pl. will name In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: תְּכַנּוּ techanu
	3rd	יְכַנֶּה yechane he / it will name	תְּכַנֶּה techane she / it will name	יְכַנּוּ yechanu they m. will name	תְּכַנֶּינָה techanena they f. will name In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: יְכַנּוּ yechanu
Imperative		כַּנֵּה!‏ kane! (to a man) name!	כַּנִּי!‏ kani! (to a woman) name!	כַּנּוּ!‏ kanu! (to men) name!	כַּנֶּינָה!‏ kanena! (to women) name! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: כַּנּוּ!‏ kanu!
Infinitive		לְכַנּוֹת lechanot to name

Passive forms Binyan Pu'al

Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		מְכֻנֶּה ~ מכונה mechune I am / you m. sg. are / he / it is named	מְכֻנָּה ~ מכונה mechuna I am / you f. sg. are / she / it is named	מְכֻנִּים ~ מכונים mechunim we / you m. pl. / they m. are named	מְכֻנּוֹת ~ מכונות mechunot we / you f. pl. / they f. are named
Past tense	1st	כֻּנֵּיתִי ~ כוניתי kuneti I was named		כֻּנֵּינוּ ~ כונינו kunenu we were named
	2nd	כֻּנֵּיתָ ~ כונית kuneta you m. sg. were named	כֻּנֵּית ~ כונית kunet you f. sg. were named	כֻּנֵּיתֶם ~ כוניתם kunetem you m. pl. were named The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: כֻּנֵּיתֶם ~ כוניתם kunetem	כֻּנֵּיתֶן ~ כוניתן kuneten you f. pl. were named The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: כֻּנֵּיתֶן ~ כוניתן kuneten
	3rd	כֻּנָּה ~ כונה kuna he / it was named	כֻּנְּתָה ~ כונתה kunta she / it was named	כֻּנּוּ ~ כונו kunu they were named
Future tense	1st	אֲכֻנֶּה ~ אכונה achune I will be named		נְכֻנֶּה ~ נכונה nechune we will be named
	2nd	תְּכֻנֶּה ~ תכונה techune you m. sg. will be named	תְּכֻנִּי ~ תכוני techuni you f. sg. will be named	תְּכֻנּוּ ~ תכונו techunu you m. pl. will be named	תְּכֻנֶּינָה ~ תכונינה techunena you f. pl. will be named In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: תְּכֻנּוּ ~ תכונו techunu
	3rd	יְכֻנֶּה ~ יכונה yechune he / it will be named	תְּכֻנֶּה ~ תכונה techune she / it will be named	יְכֻנּוּ ~ יכונו yechunu they m. will be named	תְּכֻנֶּינָה ~ תכונינה techunena they f. will be named In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: יְכֻנּוּ ~ יכונו yechunu