The final radical of this word disappears or turns into a vowel in inflected forms.
Singular
Plural
Word Form
Person
Masculine
Feminine
Masculine
Feminine
Present Tense
חַי
chay
I / you m. sg. / he / it live(s)
חַיָּה
chaya
I / you f. sg. / she / it live(s)
חַיִּים
chayim
we / you m. pl. / they m. live
חַיּוֹת
chayot
we / you f. pl. / they f. live
Past Tense
חָיִיתִי
chayiti
I lived
חָיִינוּ
chayinu
we lived
חָיִיתָ
chayita
you m. sg. lived
חָיִית
chayit
you f. sg. lived
חֱיִיתֶם
cheyitem
you m. pl. lived
חֱיִיתֶן
cheyiten
you f. pl. lived
חַי
chay
he / it lived
חָיְתָה ~ חייתה
chayta
she / it lived
חָיוּ
chayu
they lived
Future Tense
אֶחְיֶה
echye
I will live
נִחְיֶה
nichye
we will live
תִּחְיֶה
tichye
you m. sg. will live
תִּחְיִי
tichyi
you f. sg. will live
תִּחְיוּ
tichyu
you m. pl. will live
תִּחְיֶינָה
tichyena
you f. pl. will live
יִחְיֶה
yichye
he / it will live
תִּחְיֶה
tichye
she / it will live
יִחְיוּ
yichyu
they m. will live
תִּחְיֶינָה
tichyena
they f. will live
Imperative
חֲיֵה!
chaye!
(to a man) live!
חֲיִי!
chayi!
(to a woman) live!
חֲיוּ!
chayu!
(to men) live!
חֲיֶינָה!
chayena!
(to women) live!
Infinitive
לִחְיוֹת
lichyot
to live
Present Tense
Singular
Masculine
חַי
chay
I / you m. sg. / he / it live(s)
Feminine
חַיָּה
chaya
I / you f. sg. / she / it live(s)
Plural
Masculine
חַיִּים
chayim
we / you m. pl. / they m. live
Feminine
חַיּוֹת
chayot
we / you f. pl. / they f. live
Past Tense
1st Person
Singular
חָיִיתִי
chayiti
I lived
Plural
חָיִינוּ
chayinu
we lived
Past Tense
2nd Person
Singular
Masculine
חָיִיתָ
chayita
you m. sg. lived
Feminine
חָיִית
chayit
you f. sg. lived
Plural
Masculine
חֱיִיתֶם
cheyitem
you m. pl. lived
Feminine
חֱיִיתֶן
cheyiten
you f. pl. lived
Past Tense
3rd Person
Masculine
חַי
chay
he / it lived
Feminine
חָיְתָה ~ חייתה
chayta
she / it lived
Future Tense
1st Person
Singular
אֶחְיֶה
echye
I will live
Plural
נִחְיֶה
nichye
we will live
Future Tense
2nd Person
Singular
Masculine
תִּחְיֶה
tichye
you m. sg. will live
Feminine
תִּחְיִי
tichyi
you f. sg. will live
Plural
Masculine
תִּחְיוּ
tichyu
you m. pl. will live
Feminine
תִּחְיֶינָה
tichyena
you f. pl. will live
Future Tense
3rd Person
Singular
Masculine
יִחְיֶה
yichye
he / it will live
Feminine
תִּחְיֶה
tichye
she / it will live
Plural
Masculine
יִחְיוּ
yichyu
they m. will live
Feminine
תִּחְיֶינָה
tichyena
they f. will live
Imperative
Singular
Masculine
חֲיֵה!
chaye!
(to a man) live!
Feminine
חֲיִי!
chayi!
(to a woman) live!
Plural
Masculine
חֲיוּ!
chayu!
(to men) live!
Feminine
חֲיֶינָה!
chayena!
(to women) live!
Infinitive
לִחְיוֹת
lichyot
to live
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