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To Fall: ליפול

לִפּוֹל (lipol) is a pa'al verb from the root נ־פ־ל, ranked #90 of the 100 most used Hebrew verbs.

to fall
לִפּוֹל
lipol
Root
נ־פ־ל
Binyan
pa'al
Gizra
pe-nun

The everyday infinitive is ליפול (the nun drops), not לנפול.

Same Root
נְפִילָה · a fallמַפָּל · a waterfallנֹפֶל · one who falls
Examples

נפלתי במדרגות.

nafalti bamadregot.

I fell on the stairs.

עלה נופל מהעץ.

ale nofel meha'etz.

A leaf is falling from the tree.

תיזהר שלא תיפול.

tizaher shelo tipol.

Be careful not to fall.

Present
PersonHebrewTransliteration
הוא / אתה · he / you (m)נוֹפֵלnofel
היא / את · she / you (f)נוֹפֶלֶתnofelet
הם / אתם · they / you (m pl)נוֹפְלִיםnoflim
הן / אתן · they / you (f pl)נוֹפְלוֹתnoflot
Past
PersonHebrewTransliteration
אני · Iנָפַלְתִּיnafalti
אתה · you (m)נָפַלְתָּnafalta
את · you (f)נָפַלְתְּnafalt
הוא · heנָפַלnafal
היא · sheנָפְלָהnafla
אנחנו · weנָפַלְנוּnafalnu
אתם · you (pl m)נְפַלְתֶּםnefaltem
אתן · you (pl f)נְפַלְתֶּןnefalten
הם / הן · theyנָפְלוּnaflu
Future
PersonHebrewTransliteration
אני · Iאֶפֹּלepol
אתה · you (m)תִּפֹּלtipol
את · you (f)תִּפְּלִיtipli
הוא · heיִפֹּלyipol
היא · sheתִּפֹּלtipol
אנחנו · weנִפֹּלnipol
אתם · you (pl m)תִּפְּלוּtiplu
אתן · you (pl f)תִּפֹּלְנָהtipolna
הם / הן · theyיִפְּלוּyiplu

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

Imperative
PersonHebrewTransliteration
אתה · you (m)פֹּלpol
את · you (f)פְּלִיpeli
אתם / אתן · you (pl)פְּלוּpelu

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Frequently Asked Questions

What binyan is ליפול?

לִפּוֹל is a pa'al verb, in the pe-nun gizra, from the root נ־פ־ל.

How do I say "to fall" 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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