Present tense of to become is formed with the verb to be in nif’al:
| m | f | ||
| I, you, he, she | become/s | נהיה | נהית |
| niheye | niheyet | ||
| we, you, they | become | נהיים | נהיות |
| niheyim | niheyot | ||
to become in past tense:
| 1.Person | 2.Person | 3.Person | |||
| singular | I | you m | you f | he | she |
| became | became | becam | |||
| נהייתי | נהיית | נהיית | נהייה | נהייתה | |
| niheyeti | niheyeta | niheyet | niheyah | nihyetah | |
| plural | we | you m | you f | they | |
| became | became | became | |||
| נהיינו | נהייתם | נהייתן | נהיו | ||
| niheyenu | niheyetem | niheyeten | niheyu | ||