Verb – PA'AL
Root: שׂ - מ - ח
The final radical of this word is guttural; this affects the adjacent vowels.
Verb form | Person | Singular | Plural | ||
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Masculine | Feminine | Masculine | Feminine | ||
Present tense / Participle | שָׂמֵחַ sameach I am / you m. sg. are / he / it is happy | שְׂמֵחָה smecha I am / you f. sg. are / she / it is happy | שְׂמֵחִים smechim we / you m. pl. / they m. are happy | שְׂמֵחוֹת smechot we / you f. pl. / they f. are happy | |
Past tense | 1st | שָׂמַחְתִּי samachti I was happy | שָׂמַחְנוּ samachnu we were happy | ||
2nd | שָׂמַחְתָּ samachta you m. sg. were happy | שָׂמַחְתְּ samacht you f. sg. were happy | שְׂמַחְתֶּם smachtem you m. pl. were happy The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: שָׂמַחְתֶּם samachtem | שְׂמַחְתֶּן smachten you f. pl. were happy The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: שָׂמַחְתֶּן samachten | |
3rd | שָׂמַח samach he / it was happy | שָׂמְחָה samcha she / it was happy | שָׂמְחוּ samchu they were happy | ||
Future tense | 1st | אֶשְׂמַח esmach I will be happy | נִשְׂמַח nismach we will be happy | ||
2nd | תִּשְׂמַח tismach you m. sg. will be happy | תִּשְׂמְחִי tismechi you f. sg. will be happy | תִּשְׂמְחוּ tismechu you m. pl. will be happy | תִּשְׂמַחְנָה tismachna you f. pl. will be happy In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: תִּשְׂמְחוּ tismechu | |
3rd | יִשְׂמַח yismach he / it will be happy | תִּשְׂמַח tismach she / it will be happy | יִשְׂמְחוּ yismechu they m. will be happy | תִּשְׂמַחְנָה tismachna they f. will be happy In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: יִשְׂמְחוּ yismechu | |
Imperative | שְׂמַח! smach! (to a man) be happy! | שִׂמְחִי! simchi! (to a woman) be happy! | שִׂמְחוּ! simchu! (to men) be happy! | שְׂמַחְנָה! smachna! (to women) be happy! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: שִׂמְחוּ! simchu! | |
Infinitive | לִשְׂמֹחַ ~ לשמוח lismoach to be happy |
Word | Root | Part of speech | Meaning |
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שָׂמֵחַ | שׂ - מ - ח | Adjective – katel pattern | happy, joyful |
לְשַׂמֵּחַ | שׂ - מ - ח | Verb – pi'el | to cheer up, to make happy |
שִׂמְחָה | שׂ - מ - ח | Noun – kitla pattern, feminine | joy, happiness |
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