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יכול
יכול
Hebrew
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| י־כ־ל |
Verb
יכול \ יָכֹל • (yakhól) (pa'al construction)
- can, to be able to
Conjugation
Conjugation of יכול \ יָכֹל (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
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| finite forms | masculine singular |
feminine singular |
masculine plural |
feminine plural |
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| past | first person | יכולתי \ יָכֹלְתִּי | יכולנו \ יָכֹלְנוּ | ||
| second person | יכולת \ יָכֹלְתָּ | יכולת \ יָכֹלְתְּ | יכולתם \ יְכָלְתֶּם | יכולתן \ יְכָלְתֶּן1 | |
| third person | יכול \ יָכֹל | יָכְלָה | יָכְלוּ | ||
| present | all persons | יָכוֹל | יְכוֹלָה | יְכוֹלִים | יְכוֹלוֹת |
| future | first person | אוּכַל | נוּכַל | ||
| second person | תּוּכַל | תּוּכְלִי | תּוּכְלוּ | תּוּכַלְנָה2 | |
| third person | יוּכַל | תּוּכַל | יוּכְלוּ | תּוּכַלְנָה2 | |
| imperative | second person | – | – | – | –2 |
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Usage notes
- הָיָה (hayá, “was”) is commonly added to the third-person singular past tense to differentiate it from the present tense: היה יכול \ הָיָה יָכֹל (hayá yakhól) or יכול היה \ יָכֹל הָיָה (yakhól hayá).