Verb – PA'AL
Root: ק - ט - ן
The final radical of this word can assimilate with the suffix in inflected forms.
This verb is stative. It is conjugated with a patach in the future tense and imperative.
Verb form | Person | Singular | Plural | ||
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Masculine | Feminine | Masculine | Feminine | ||
Present tense / Participle | קָטָן katan I / you m. sg. / he / it diminish(es) Alternative forms: קָטֵן katen | קְטַנָּה ktana I / you f. sg. / she / it diminish(es) Alternative forms: קְטֵנָה ktena | קְטַנִּים ktanim we / you m. pl. / they m. diminish Alternative forms: קְטֵנִים ktenim | קְטַנּוֹת ktanot we / you f. pl. / they f. diminish Alternative forms: קְטֵנוֹת ktenot | |
Past tense | 1st | קָטַנְתִּי katanti I diminished Alternative forms: קָטֹנְתִּי ~ קטונתי katonti | קָטַנּוּ katannu we diminished Alternative forms: קָטֹנּוּ ~ קטונו katonnu | ||
2nd | קָטַנְתָּ katanta you m. sg. diminished Alternative forms: קָטֹנְתָּ ~ קטונת katonta | קָטַנְתְּ katant you f. sg. diminished Alternative forms: קָטֹנְתְּ ~ קטונת katont | קְטַנְתֶּם ktantem you m. pl. diminished The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: קָטֹנְתֶּם ~ קטונתם katontem קָטַנְתֶּם katantem Alternative forms:קְטָנְתֶּם ~ קטונתם ktontem קָטֹנְתֶּם ~ קטונתם katontem | קְטַנְתֶּן ktanten you f. pl. diminished The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: קָטֹנְתֶּן ~ קטונתן katonten קָטַנְתֶּן katanten Alternative forms:קְטָנְתֶּן ~ קטונתן ktonten קָטֹנְתֶּן ~ קטונתן katonten | |
3rd | קָטֵן katen קָטַן katan he / it diminished Alternative forms: קָטֹן ~ קטון katon | קָטְנָה katna she / it diminished | קָטְנוּ katnu they diminished | ||
Future tense | 1st | אֶקְטַן ektan I will diminish | נִקְטַן niktan we will diminish | ||
2nd | תִּקְטַן tiktan you m. sg. will diminish | תִּקְטְנִי tikteni you f. sg. will diminish | תִּקְטְנוּ tiktenu you m. pl. will diminish | תִּקְטַנָּה tiktanna you f. pl. will diminish In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: תִּקְטְנוּ tiktenu | |
3rd | יִקְטַן yiktan he / it will diminish | תִּקְטַן tiktan she / it will diminish | יִקְטְנוּ yiktenu they m. will diminish | תִּקְטַנָּה tiktanna they f. will diminish In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: יִקְטְנוּ yiktenu | |
Imperative | קְטַן! ktan! (to a man) diminish! | קִטְנִי! kitni! (to a woman) diminish! | קִטְנוּ! kitnu! (to men) diminish! | קְטַנָּה! ktanna! (to women) diminish! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: קִטְנוּ! kitnu! | |
Infinitive | לִקְטֹן ~ לקטון likton to diminish |
Word | Root | Part of speech | Meaning |
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קָטָן | ק - ט - ן | Adjective – katal pattern | small |
לְהַקְטִין | ק - ט - ן | Verb – hif'il | to reduce, to diminish |
קַטְנוּנִי | ק - ט - ן | Adjective | petty |
קְטַנְטַן | ק - ט - ן | Adjective – ktaltal pattern | tiny, miniature |
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