Verb – HITPA'EL
Root: צ - מ - צ - ם
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.
Verb form | Person | Singular | Plural | ||
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Masculine | Feminine | Masculine | Feminine | ||
Present tense / Participle | מִצְטַמְצֵם mitztamtzem I / you m. sg. / he / it shrink(s) | מִצְטַמְצֶמֶת mitztamtzemet I / you f. sg. / she / it shrink(s) | מִצְטַמְצְמִים mitztamtzemim we / you m. pl. / they m. shrink | מִצְטַמְצְמוֹת mitztamtzemot we / you f. pl. / they f. shrink | |
Past tense | 1st | הִצְטַמְצַמְתִּי hitztamtzamti I shrank | הִצְטַמְצַמְנוּ hitztamtzamnu we shrank | ||
2nd | הִצְטַמְצַמְתָּ hitztamtzamta you m. sg. shrank | הִצְטַמְצַמְתְּ hitztamtzamt you f. sg. shrank | הִצְטַמְצַמְתֶּם hitztamtzamtem you m. pl. shrank The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: הִצְטַמְצַמְתֶּם hitztamtzamtem | הִצְטַמְצַמְתֶּן hitztamtzamten you f. pl. shrank The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: הִצְטַמְצַמְתֶּן hitztamtzamten | |
3rd | הִצְטַמְצֵם hitztamtzem he / it shrank | הִצְטַמְצְמָה hitztamtzema she / it shrank | הִצְטַמְצְמוּ hitztamtzemu they shrank | ||
Future tense | 1st | אֶצְטַמְצֵם etztamtzem I will shrink | נִצְטַמְצֵם nitztamtzem we will shrink | ||
2nd | תִּצְטַמְצֵם titztamtzem you m. sg. will shrink | תִּצְטַמְצְמִי titztamtzemi you f. sg. will shrink | תִּצְטַמְצְמוּ titztamtzemu you m. pl. will shrink | תִּצְטַמְצֵמְנָה titztamtzemna you f. pl. will shrink In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: תִּצְטַמְצְמוּ titztamtzemu | |
3rd | יִצְטַמְצֵם yitztamtzem he / it will shrink | תִּצְטַמְצֵם titztamtzem she / it will shrink | יִצְטַמְצְמוּ yitztamtzemu they m. will shrink | תִּצְטַמְצֵמְנָה titztamtzemna they f. will shrink In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: יִצְטַמְצְמוּ yitztamtzemu | |
Imperative | הִצְטַמְצֵם! hitztamtzem! (to a man) shrink! | הִצְטַמְצְמִי! hitztamtzemi! (to a woman) shrink! | הִצְטַמְצְמוּ! hitztamtzemu! (to men) shrink! | הִצְטַמְצֵמְנָה! hitztamtzemna! (to women) shrink! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: הִצְטַמְצְמוּ! hitztamtzemu! | |
Infinitive | לְהִצְטַמְצֵם lehitztamtzem to shrink |
Word | Root | Part of speech | Meaning |
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צִימְצוּם | צ - מ - צ - ם | Noun – kittul pattern, masculine | reduction, decrease |
צַמְצָם | צ - מ - צ - ם | Noun – kattal pattern, masculine | aperture, diaphragm (photography) |
לְצַמְצֵם | צ - מ - צ - ם | Verb – pi'el | to reduce, to cut back, to decrease |
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