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

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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