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Conjugation of לְהוֹעִיל

Verb – HIF'IL

Root: י - ע - ל

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.

Meaning

to be useful (ל-)

Active forms Binyan Hif'il

Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		מוֹעִיל mo'il I am / you m. sg. are / he / it is useful	מוֹעִילָה mo'ila I am / you f. sg. are / she / it is useful	מוֹעִילִים mo'ilim we / you m. pl. / they m. are useful	מוֹעִילוֹת mo'ilot we / you f. pl. / they f. are useful
Past tense	1st	הוֹעַלְתִּי ho'alti I was useful		הוֹעַלְנוּ ho'alnu we were useful
	2nd	הוֹעַלְתָּ ho'alta you m. sg. were useful	הוֹעַלְתְּ ho'alt you f. sg. were useful	הוֹעַלְתֶּם ho'altem you m. pl. were useful The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: הוֹעַלְתֶּם ho'altem	הוֹעַלְתֶּן ho'alten you f. pl. were useful The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: הוֹעַלְתֶּן ho'alten
	3rd	הוֹעִיל ho'il he / it was useful	הוֹעִילָה ho'ila she / it was useful	הוֹעִילוּ ho'ilu they were useful
Future tense	1st	אוֹעִיל o'il I will be useful		נוֹעִיל no'il we will be useful
	2nd	תּוֹעִיל to'il you m. sg. will be useful	תּוֹעִילִי to'ili you f. sg. will be useful	תּוֹעִילוּ to'ilu you m. pl. will be useful	תּוֹעֵלְנָה to'elna you f. pl. will be useful In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: תּוֹעִילוּ to'ilu
	3rd	יוֹעִיל yo'il he / it will be useful	תּוֹעִיל to'il she / it will be useful	יוֹעִילוּ yo'ilu they m. will be useful	תּוֹעֵלְנָה to'elna they f. will be useful In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: יוֹעִילוּ yo'ilu
Imperative		הוֹעֵל!‏ ho'el! (to a man) be useful!	הוֹעִילִי!‏ ho'ili! (to a woman) be useful!	הוֹעִילוּ!‏ ho'ilu! (to men) be useful!	הוֹעֵלְנָה!‏ ho'elna! (to women) be useful! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: הוֹעִילוּ!‏ ho'ilu!
Infinitive		לְהוֹעִיל leho'il to be useful

Passive forms Binyan Huf'al

Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		מוּעָל mu'al	מוּעֶלֶת mu'elet	מוּעָלִים mu'alim	מוּעָלוֹת mu'alot
Past tense	1st	הוּעַלְתִּי hu'alti		הוּעַלְנוּ hu'alnu
	2nd	הוּעַלְתָּ hu'alta	הוּעַלְתְּ hu'alt	הוּעַלְתֶּם hu'altem The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: הוּעַלְתֶּם hu'altem	הוּעַלְתֶּן hu'alten The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: הוּעַלְתֶּן hu'alten
	3rd	הוּעַל hu'al	הוּעֲלָה hu'ala	הוּעֲלוּ hu'alu
Future tense	1st	אוּעַל u'al		נוּעַל nu'al
	2nd	תּוּעַל tu'al	תּוּעֲלִי tu'ali	תּוּעֲלוּ tu'alu	תּוּעַלְנָה tu'alna In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: תּוּעֲלוּ tu'alu
	3rd	יוּעַל yu'al	תּוּעַל tu'al	יוּעֲלוּ yu'alu	תּוּעַלְנָה tu'alna In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: יוּעֲלוּ yu'alu