of rodef – pursues; lirdof – to pursue
singular | 1 st person | 2 nd person | 3 rd person | ||
I | you m | you f | he | she | |
was pursued | were pursued | was pursued | |||
נרדפתי | נרדפת | נרדפת | נרדף | נרדפה | |
nirdafti | nirdafta | nirdaft | nirdaf | nirdefah | |
plural | 1 st person | 2 nd person | 3 rd person | ||
we | you m | you f | they | ||
were pursued | were pursued | were pursued | |||
נרדפנו | נרדפתם | נרדפתם | נרדפו | ||
nirdafnu | nirdaftem | nirdaften | nirdefu |
Similarities of the 3rd person singular nif’al in present and past tense:
Note: the 3rd person male nif’al is mostly identical in present and past tense. hu nirdaf can mean he was pursued or he is pursued. Note the difference in female forms.
present | past | ||
she falls asleep | היא נרדמת | she fell asleep | היא נרדמה |
hi nirdemet | hi nirdemah | ||
he falls asleep | הוא נרדם | he fell asleep | הוא נרדם |
hu nirdam | hu nirdam | ||
he looks good | הוא נראה טוב | he looked good | הוא נראה טוב |
hu nir’eh tov | hu nir’ah tov | ||
she looks good | היא נראית טוב | she looked good | היא נראתה |
hi nir’et tov | hi nir’atah tov | ||
she disappears | היא נעלמת | she disappeared | היא נעלמעה |
hi ne'elemet | hi ne'elmah | ||
she gets scared | היא נבהלת | she got scared | היא נבהלה |
hi nivhelet | hi nivhalah | ||
Note: | |||
it seems | נדמה | it seemed | נדמה היה |
nidmeh | nidme hayah |