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To Cut: לחתוך

לַחְתֹּךְ (lakhtokh) is a pa'al verb from the root ח־ת־ך, ranked #89 of the 100 most used Hebrew verbs.

to cut
לַחְתֹּךְ
lakhtokh
Root
ח־ת־ך
Binyan
pa'al
Gizra
regular

Write the last letter of חותך and לחתוך as final khaf ך.

Same Root
חֶתֶךְ · a cut / sectionחִתּוּךְ · cuttingחָתוּךְ · cut (adj.)
Examples

חתכתי ירקות.

khatakhti yerakot.

I cut vegetables.

הוא חותך לחם.

hu khotekh lekhem.

He is cutting bread.

תחתכי את החוט.

takhtekhi et hakhut.

Cut (fs) the thread.

Present
PersonHebrewTransliteration
הוא / אתה · he / you (m)חוֹתֵךְkhotekh
היא / את · she / you (f)חוֹתֶכֶתkhotekhet
הם / אתם · they / you (m pl)חוֹתְכִיםkhotkhim
הן / אתן · they / you (f pl)חוֹתְכוֹתkhotkhot
Past
PersonHebrewTransliteration
אני · Iחָתַכְתִּיkhatakhti
אתה · you (m)חָתַכְתָּkhatakhta
את · you (f)חָתַכְתְּkhatakht
הוא · heחָתַךְkhatakh
היא · sheחָתְכָהkhatkha
אנחנו · weחָתַכְנוּkhatakhnu
אתם · you (pl m)חֲתַכְתֶּםkhatakhtem
אתן · you (pl f)חֲתַכְתֶּןkhatakhten
הם / הן · theyחָתְכוּkhatkhu
Future
PersonHebrewTransliteration
אני · Iאֶחְתֹּךְekhtokh
אתה · you (m)תַּחְתֹּךְtakhtokh
את · you (f)תַּחְתְּכִיtakhtekhi
הוא · heיַחְתֹּךְyakhtokh
היא · sheתַּחְתֹּךְtakhtokh
אנחנו · weנַחְתֹּךְnakhtokh
אתם · you (pl m)תַּחְתְּכוּtakhtekhu
אתן · you (pl f)תַּחְתֹּכְנָהtakhtokhna
הם / הן · theyיַחְתְּכוּyakhtekhu

The feminine plural future is the classical form. Everyday speech uses the masculine plural for mixed and feminine groups.

Imperative
PersonHebrewTransliteration
אתה · you (m)חֲתֹךְkhatokh
את · you (f)חִתְכִיkhitkhi
אתם / אתן · you (pl)חִתְכוּkhitkhu

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Frequently Asked Questions

What binyan is לחתוך?

לַחְתֹּךְ is a pa'al verb, in the regular gizra, from the root ח־ת־ך.

How do I say "to cut" to someone else?

Use the imperative forms below, or the future tense (which modern Hebrew often uses instead of the imperative).

What is the feminine plural future for?

The feminine plural future is the classical form. In everyday speech the masculine plural covers mixed groups and, often, feminine groups too.

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