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צחק

צחק

Aramaic

Verb

צְחַק • ‎(ṣ'ḥaq)

laugh

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
צ־ח־ק

Compare Arabic ضَحَكَ ‎(ḍaḥaka).

Pronunciation

(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /t͡saˈχak/

Verb

צָחַק • ‎(tsakhák) ‎(pa'al construction)

to laugh

Conjugation

Conjugation of צָחַק (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)

finite forms		singular		plural
non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לצחוק \ לִצְחֹק action noun: — passive participle: —
finite forms		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	צָחַקְתִּי		צָחַקְנוּ
	second	צָחַקְתָּ	צָחַקְתְּ	צְחַקְתֶּם¹	צְחַקְתֶּן¹
	third	צָחַק	צָחֲקָה	צָחֲקוּ
present		צוֹחֵק	צוֹחֶקֶת	צוֹחֲקִים	צוֹחֲקוֹת
future	first	אֶצְחַק		נִצְחַק
	second	תִּצְחַק	תִּצְחֲקִי	תִּצְחֲקוּ	תִּצְחַקְנָה²
	third	יִצְחַק	תִּצְחַק	יִצְחֲקוּ	תִּצְחַקְנָה²
imperative		צְחַק	צַחֲקִי	צַחֲקוּ	צְחַקְנָה²
notes		Pronounced צָחַקְתֶּם and צָחַקְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew. Uncommon in Modern Hebrew.

Derived terms

יִצְחָק ‎(yitskhák)