How to say "to decrease" in Hebrew
לִפְחוֹת
[lifkhot]without vowels: לפחות
Meaning: to decrease
"to decrease" in Hebrew is לִפְחוֹת (lifkhot). A verb in binyan pa'al, root פ-ח-ת. Present, past and future forms with transcription and audio.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Binyan
- pa'al
- Root
- פ-ח-ת
Examples: "to decrease" in the present, past and future
Present tense
| he | הוּא פּוֹחֵת | pokhet |
| she | הִיא פּוֹחֶתֶת | pokhetet |
| they (m.) | הֵם פּוֹחֲתִים | pokhatim |
| they (f.) | הֵן פּוֹחֲתוֹת | pokhatot |
Past tense
| I | אֲנִי פָּחַתִּי | pakhati |
| he | הוּא פָּחַת | pakhat |
| she | הִיא פָּחֲתָה | pakhata |
| they | הֵם פָּחֲתוּ | pakhatu |
Future tense
| I | אֲנִי אֶפְחַת | efkhat |
| you (m.) | אַתָּה תִּפְחַת | tifkhat |
| he | הוּא יִפְחַת | yifkhat |
| she | הִיא תִּפְחַת | tifkhat |
Transcription is approximate: Hebrew stress usually falls on the last syllable.
Same root (פ-ח-ת)
- לְהַפְחִית — уменьшать