Conjugation of לְכַרְסֵם

Verb – PI'EL

Root: כ - ר - ס - ם

The middle radical of this word is guttural. It cannot bear a dagesh, and the adjacent vowels may be affected.

This word has a 4-letter root. The second and third letters of the root occupy the place reserved for the middle radical in the inflection model.

Meaning

to gnaw; to cut (metal); to reduce

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Active forms Binyan Pi'el

Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		🔊 מְכַרְסֵם mecharsem I / you m. sg. / he / it gnaw(s)	🔊 מְכַרְסֶמֶת mecharsemet I / you f. sg. / she / it gnaw(s)	🔊 מְכַרְסְמִים mecharsemim we / you m. pl. / they m. gnaw	🔊 מְכַרְסְמוֹת mecharsemot we / you f. pl. / they f. gnaw
Past tense	1st	🔊 כִּרְסַמְתִּי kirsamti I gnawed		🔊 כִּרְסַמְנוּ kirsamnu we gnawed
	2nd	🔊 כִּרְסַמְתָּ kirsamta you m. sg. gnawed	🔊 כִּרְסַמְתְּ kirsamt you f. sg. gnawed	🔊 כִּרְסַמְתֶּם kirsamtem you m. pl. gnawed The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 כִּרְסַמְתֶּם kirsamtem	🔊 כִּרְסַמְתֶּן kirsamten you f. pl. gnawed The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 כִּרְסַמְתֶּן kirsamten
	3rd	🔊 כִּרְסֵם kirsem he / it gnawed	🔊 כִּרְסְמָה kirsema she / it gnawed	🔊 כִּרְסְמוּ kirsemu they gnawed
Future tense	1st	🔊 אֲכַרְסֵם acharsem I will gnaw		🔊 נְכַרְסֵם necharsem we will gnaw
	2nd	🔊 תְּכַרְסֵם techarsem you m. sg. will gnaw	🔊 תְּכַרְסְמִי techarsemi you f. sg. will gnaw	🔊 תְּכַרְסְמוּ techarsemu you m. pl. will gnaw	🔊 תְּכַרְסֵמְנָה techarsemna you f. pl. will gnaw In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תְּכַרְסְמוּ techarsemu
	3rd	🔊 יְכַרְסֵם yecharsem he / it will gnaw	🔊 תְּכַרְסֵם techarsem she / it will gnaw	🔊 יְכַרְסְמוּ yecharsemu they m. will gnaw	🔊 תְּכַרְסֵמְנָה techarsemna they f. will gnaw In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יְכַרְסְמוּ yecharsemu
Imperative		🔊 כַּרְסֵם!‏ karsem! (to a man) gnaw!	🔊 כַּרְסְמִי!‏ karsemi! (to a woman) gnaw!	🔊 כַּרְסְמוּ!‏ karsemu! (to men) gnaw!	🔊 כַּרְסֵמְנָה!‏ karsemna! (to women) gnaw! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 כַּרְסְמוּ!‏ karsemu!
Infinitive		🔊 לְכַרְסֵם lecharsem to gnaw

Passive forms Binyan Pu'al

Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		🔊 מְכֻרְסָם ~ מכורסם mechursam I am / you m. sg. are / he / it is gnawed	🔊 מְכֻרְסֶמֶת ~ מכורסמת mechursemet I am / you f. sg. are / she / it is gnawed	🔊 מְכֻרְסָמִים ~ מכורסמים mechursamim we / you m. pl. / they m. are gnawed	🔊 מְכֻרְסָמוֹת ~ מכורסמות mechursamot we / you f. pl. / they f. are gnawed
Past tense	1st	🔊 כֻּרְסַמְתִּי ~ כורסמתי kursamti I was gnawed		🔊 כֻּרְסַמְנוּ ~ כורסמנו kursamnu we were gnawed
	2nd	🔊 כֻּרְסַמְתָּ ~ כורסמת kursamta you m. sg. were gnawed	🔊 כֻּרְסַמְתְּ ~ כורסמת kursamt you f. sg. were gnawed	🔊 כֻּרְסַמְתֶּם ~ כורסמתם kursamtem you m. pl. were gnawed The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 כֻּרְסַמְתֶּם ~ כורסמתם kursamtem	🔊 כֻּרְסַמְתֶּן ~ כורסמתן kursamten you f. pl. were gnawed The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 כֻּרְסַמְתֶּן ~ כורסמתן kursamten
	3rd	🔊 כֻּרְסַם ~ כורסם kursam he / it was gnawed	🔊 כֻּרְסְמָה ~ כורסמה kursema she / it was gnawed	🔊 כֻּרְסְמוּ ~ כורסמו kursemu they were gnawed
Future tense	1st	🔊 אֲכֻרְסַם ~ אכורסם achursam I will be gnawed		🔊 נְכֻרְסַם ~ נכורסם nechursam we will be gnawed
	2nd	🔊 תְּכֻרְסַם ~ תכורסם techursam you m. sg. will be gnawed	🔊 תְּכֻרְסְמִי ~ תכורסמי techursemi you f. sg. will be gnawed	🔊 תְּכֻרְסְמוּ ~ תכורסמו techursemu you m. pl. will be gnawed	🔊 תְּכֻרְסַמְנָה ~ תכורסמנה techursamna you f. pl. will be gnawed In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תְּכֻרְסְמוּ ~ תכורסמו techursemu
	3rd	🔊 יְכֻרְסַם ~ יכורסם yechursam he / it will be gnawed	🔊 תְּכֻרְסַם ~ תכורסם techursam she / it will be gnawed	🔊 יְכֻרְסְמוּ ~ יכורסמו yechursemu they m. will be gnawed	🔊 תְּכֻרְסַמְנָה ~ תכורסמנה techursamna they f. will be gnawed In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יְכֻרְסְמוּ ~ יכורסמו yechursemu