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Verb Conjugation To turn on (a machine), to activate; to encourage לְהַפְעִיל

Verb
Root:

פ - ע - ל

The middle radical of this word is guttural; this affects the adjacent vowels.

to turn on (a machine), to activate; to encourage

Singular

Plural

Word Form

Person

Masculine

Feminine

Masculine

Feminine

Present Tense

מַפְעִיל

maf'il

I / you m. sg. / he / it turn(s) on

מַפְעִילָה

maf'ila

I / you f. sg. / she / it turn(s) on

מַפְעִילִים

maf'ilim

we / you m. pl. / they m. turn on

מַפְעִילוֹת

maf'ilot

we / you f. pl. / they f. turn on

Past Tense

1st

הִפְעַלְתִּי

hif'alti

I turned on

הִפְעַלְנוּ

hif'alnu

we turned on

2nd

הִפְעַלְתָּ

hif'alta

you m. sg. turned on

הִפְעַלְתְּ

hif'alt

you f. sg. turned on

הִפְעַלְתֶּם

hif'altem

you m. pl. turned on

הִפְעַלְתֶּן

hif'alten

you f. pl. turned on

3rd

הִפְעִיל

hif'il

he / it turned on

הִפְעִילָה

hif'ila

she / it turned on

הִפְעִילוּ

hif'ilu

they turned on

Future Tense

1st

אַפְעִיל

af'il

I will turn on

נַפְעִיל

naf'il

we will turn on

2nd

תַּפְעִיל

taf'il

you m. sg. will turn on

תַּפְעִילִי

taf'ili

you f. sg. will turn on

תַּפְעִילוּ

taf'ilu

you m. pl. will turn on

תַּפְעֵלְנָה

taf'elna

you f. pl. will turn on

3rd

יַפְעִיל

yaf'il

he / it will turn on

תַּפְעִיל

taf'il

she / it will turn on

יַפְעִילוּ

yaf'ilu

they m. will turn on

תַּפְעֵלְנָה

taf'elna

they f. will turn on

Imperative

הַפְעֵל!‏

haf'el!

(to a man) turn on!

הַפְעִילִי!‏

haf'ili!

(to a woman) turn on!

הַפְעִילוּ!‏

haf'ilu!

(to men) turn on!

הַפְעֵלְנָה!‏

haf'elna!

(to women) turn on!

Infinitive

לְהַפְעִיל

lehaf'il

to turn on