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Verb Conjugation To be afraid, to be scared (forms of לפחוד are generally used in the future tense instead) לְפַחֵד

Verb
Root:

פ - ח - ד

The middle radical of this word is guttural. It cannot bear a dagesh, and the adjacent vowels may be affected.

to be afraid, to be scared (forms of לפחוד are generally used in the future tense instead)

Singular

Plural

Word Form

Person

Masculine

Feminine

Masculine

Feminine

Present Tense

מְפַחֵד

mefached

I am / you m. sg. are / he / it is afraid

מְפַחֶדֶת

mefachedet

I am / you f. sg. are / she / it is afraid

מְפַחֲדִים

mefachadim

we / you m. pl. / they m. are afraid

מְפַחֲדוֹת

mefachadot

we / you f. pl. / they f. are afraid

Past Tense

1st

פִּחַדְתִּי ~ פיחדתי

pichadeti

I was afraid

פִּחַדְנוּ ~ פיחדנו

pichadnu

we were afraid

2nd

פִּחַדְתָּ ~ פיחדת

pichadeta

you m. sg. were afraid

פִּחַדְתְּ ~ פיחדת

pichadet

you f. sg. were afraid

פִּחַדְתֶּם ~ פיחדתם

pichadetem

you m. pl. were afraid

פִּחַדְתֶּן ~ פיחדתן

pichadeten

you f. pl. were afraid

3rd

פִּחֵד ~ פיחד

piched

he / it was afraid

פִּחֲדָה ~ פיחדה

pichada

she / it was afraid

פִּחֲדוּ ~ פיחדו

pichadu

they were afraid

Future Tense

1st

אֲפַחֵד

afached

I will be afraid

נְפַחֵד

nefached

we will be afraid

2nd

תְּפַחֵד

tefached

you m. sg. will be afraid

תְּפַחֲדִי

tefachadi

you f. sg. will be afraid

תְּפַחֲדוּ

tefachadu

you m. pl. will be afraid

תְּפַחֵדְנָה

tefachedna

you f. pl. will be afraid

3rd

יְפַחֵד

yefached

he / it will be afraid

תְּפַחֵד

tefached

she / it will be afraid

יְפַחֲדוּ

yefachadu

they m. will be afraid

תְּפַחֵדְנָה

tefachedna

they f. will be afraid

Imperative

פַּחֵד!‏

pached!

(to a man) be afraid!

פַּחֲדִי!‏

pachadi!

(to a woman) be afraid!

פַּחֲדוּ!‏

pachadu!

(to men) be afraid!

פַּחֵדְנָה!‏

pachedna!

(to women) be afraid!

Infinitive

לְפַחֵד

lefached

to be afraid