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Hif'il

לְהַתְחִיל

to start / to begin

lehatchil·לְהַתְחִיל

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ח-ל-ל
Root
Hif'il
Verb pattern
leh-hat-KHEEL
Pronunciation
to start / to begin
Meaning

Example Sentences

מָתַי מַתְחִיל הַשִּׁיעוּר?
Matai matchil ha'shi'ur?
When does the class start?
הִתְחַלְתִּי לִלְמֹד עִבְרִית לִפְנֵי חֹדֶשׁ
Hitchalti lilmod ivrit lifney chodesh
I started learning Hebrew a month ago
בּוֹאוּ נַתְחִיל!
Bo'u natchil!
Let's start!
הִיא תַּתְחִיל עֲבוֹדָה חֲדָשָׁה בְּשָׁבוּעַ הַבָּא
Hi tatchil avoda chadasha be'shavua ha'ba
She will start a new job next week

Conjugation Tables

Present
אני/אתה/הוא (m)מַתְחִילmatchil
אני/את/היא (f)מַתְחִילָהmatchila
אנחנו/הם (m)מַתְחִילִיםmatchilim
אנחנו/הן (f)מַתְחִילוֹתmatchilot
Past
אניהִתְחַלְתִּיhitchalti
אתההִתְחַלְתָּhitchalta
אתהִתְחַלְתְּhitchalt
הואהִתְחִילhitchil
היאהִתְחִילָהhitchila
אנחנוהִתְחַלְנוּhitchalnu
הם/הןהִתְחִילוּhitchilu
Future
אניאַתְחִילatchil
אתהתַּתְחִילtatchil
אתתַּתְחִילִיtatchili
הואיַתְחִילyatchil
היאתַּתְחִילtatchil
אנחנונַתְחִילnatchil
הם/הןיַתְחִילוּyatchilu

Real-Life Usage Notes

להתחיל is in the Hif'il binyan and is used to express beginning or starting any action. It's often combined with another verb: 'להתחיל ללמוד' (to start studying), 'להתחיל לדבר' (to start talking). The phrase 'בוא נתחיל!' (let's start!) is heard at the beginning of every Hebrew lesson.

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