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ספג

ספג

Hebrew

Verb

סָפַג • ‎(safág) ‎(pa'al construction)

to absorb ("to suck up or drink in").
to absorb ("to include so that it no longer has separate existence").
to receive something negative.
הסרט ספג הרבה ביקורות רעות.‎ ― The film received a lot of bad reviews. ― haséret safág harbé bikórót raút.
(sports) to have a goal capture by the opposing team (in sports such as football or hockey.)

Conjugation

Conjugation of סָפַג (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)

finite forms		masculine singular	feminine singular	masculine plural	feminine plural
non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לספוג \ לִסְפֹּג
past	first person	סָפַגְתִּי		סָפַגְנוּ
	second person	סָפַגְתָּ	סָפַגְתְּ	סְפַגְתֶּם ¹	סְפַגְתֶּן ¹, ²
	third person	סָפַג	סָפְגָה	סָפְגוּ
present	all persons	סוֹפֵג	סוֹפֶגֶת	סוֹפְגִים	סוֹפְגוֹת
future	first person	אספוג \ אֶסְפֹּג		נספוג \ נִסְפֹּג
	second person	תספוג \ תִּסְפֹּג	תִּסְפְּגִי	תִּסְפְּגוּ	תספוגנה \ תִּסְפֹּגְנָה ³
	third person	יספוג \ יִסְפֹּג	תספוג \ תִּסְפֹּג	יִסְפְּגוּ	תספוגנה \ תִּסְפֹּגְנָה ³
imperative	second person	ספוג \ סְפֹג	סִפְגִי	סִפְגוּ	ספוגנה \ סְפֹגְנָה ³
notes		Pronounced סָפַגְתֶּם/ן in modern informal Hebrew Uncommon in modern informal Hebrew, but used in formal speech and writing. Uncommon in modern Hebrew.

See also

(noun) סְפוֹג ‎(s'fog, “sponge”)
(verb) סָפוּג ‎(safúg, “soaked”)