Verb – PA'AL
Root: י - ע - ף
The initial radical of this word disappears or turns into a vowel in inflected forms.
The middle radical of this word is guttural; this affects the adjacent vowels.
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 | יָעֵף ya'ef I am / you m. sg. are / he / it is tired | יְעֵפָה ye'efa I am / you f. sg. are / she / it is tired | יְעֵפִים ye'efim we / you m. pl. / they m. are tired | יְעֵפוֹת ye'efot we / you f. pl. / they f. are tired | |
Past tense | 1st | יָעַפְתִּי ya'afti I was tired | יָעַפְנוּ ya'afnu we were tired | ||
2nd | יָעַפְתָּ ya'afta you m. sg. were tired | יָעַפְתְּ ya'aft you f. sg. were tired | יְעַפְתֶּם ye'aftem you m. pl. were tired The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: יָעַפְתֶּם ya'aftem | יְעַפְתֶּן ye'aften you f. pl. were tired The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: יָעַפְתֶּן ya'aften | |
3rd | יָעַף ya'af he / it was tired | יָעֲפָה ya'afa she / it was tired | יָעֲפוּ ya'afu they were tired | ||
Future tense | 1st | אִיעַף i'af I will be tired | נִיעַף ni'af we will be tired | ||
2nd | תִּיעַף ti'af you m. sg. will be tired | תִּיעֲפִי ti'afi you f. sg. will be tired | תִּיעֲפוּ ti'afu you m. pl. will be tired | תִּיעַפְנָה ti'afna you f. pl. will be tired In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: תִּיעֲפוּ ti'afu | |
3rd | יִיעַף yi'af he / it will be tired | תִּיעַף ti'af she / it will be tired | יִיעֲפוּ yi'afu they m. will be tired | תִּיעַפְנָה ti'afna they f. will be tired In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: יִיעֲפוּ yi'afu | |
Imperative | יְעַף! ye'af! (to a man) be tired! | יַעֲפִי! ya'afi! (to a woman) be tired! | יַעֲפוּ! ya'afu! (to men) be tired! | יְעַפְנָה! ye'afna! (to women) be tired! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: יַעֲפוּ! ya'afu! | |
Infinitive | לִיעֹף ~ ליעוף li'of to be tired |
Word | Root | Part of speech | Meaning |
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יַעֶפֶת | י - ע - ף | Noun – kattelet pattern, feminine | jet lag |
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