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Lesson 19 - pu'al verbs

Pu'al verbs are generally (but not always) the passive form of pi'el verbs, which are active. Not terribly common in everyday speech.
Examples:

pi'el = שלם = pay
pu'al = שולם = be paid

pi'el = צלם = photograph
pu'al = צולם = be photographed

pi'el = בקר = visit
pu'al = בוקר = be visited

pi'el = שכנע = convince
pu'al = שוכנע = be convinced

צולם
present tense

English Transliteration Hebrew
I/you/he (m.s.) is being photographed [ani, ata, hu] me-tsu-lam [אני, אתה, הוא] מצולם
I/you/she (f.s.) is being photographed [ani, at, hi] me-tsu-le-met [אני, את, היא] מצולמת
we/you/they (m.p.) are being photographed [anakhnu, atem, hem] me-tsu-la-mim [אנחנו, אתם, הם] מצולמים
we/you/they (f.p.) are being photographed [anakhnu, aten, hen] me-tsu-la-mot [אנחנו, אתן, הן] מצולמות


צולם

past tense

English Transliteration Hebrew
I was photographed [ani] tsu-lam-ti [אני] צולמתי
you (m.s.) were photographed [ata] tsu-lam-ta [אתה] צולמת
you (f.s.) were photographed [at] tsu-lamt [את] צולמת
he was photographed [hu] tsu-lam [הוא] צולם
she was photographed [hi] tsul-ma [היא] צולמה
we were photographed [anakhnu] tsu-lam-nu [אנחנו] צולמנו
you (m.p.) were photographed [atem] tsu-lam-tem [אתם] צולמתם
you (f.p.) were photographed [aten] tsu-lam-ten [אתן] צולמתן
they (m,f) were photographed [hem, hen] tsul-mu [הם, הן] צולמו


צולם

future tense

English Transliteration Hebrew
I will be photographed [ani] a-tsu-lam [אני] אצולם
you (m.s.) will be photographed [ata] te-tsu-lam [אתה] תצולם
you (f.s.) will be photographed [at] te-tsul-mi [את] תצולמי
he will be photographed [hu] ye-tsu-lam [הוא] יצולם
she will be photographed [hi] te-tsu-lam [היא] תצולם
we will be photographed [anakhnu] ne-tsu-lam [אנחנו] נצולם
you (m, f) will be photographed [atem, aten] te-tsul-mu [אתם, אתן] תצולמו
they (m,f) will be photographed [hem, hen] ye-tsul-mu [הם, הן] יצולמו


צולם

example sentences

English Transliteration Hebrew
He is being photographed. hu me-tsu-lam. הוא מצולם.
She is being photographed by the photographer. hi me-tsu-le-met al ya-dei ha-tsa-lam. היא מצולמת ע"י הצלם.
We are having our picture taken today. a-nakh-nu me-tsu-la-mim ha-yom. אנחנו מצולמים היום.
All the girls are having their picture taken. kol ha-ba-not me-tsu-la-mot ha-yom. כל הבנות מצולמות היום.
I had my picture taken for school last week. tsu-lam-ti ba-sha-vu-a she-a-var bish-vil beit ha-se-fer. צולמתי בשבוע שעבר בשביל בית הספר.
She was photographed yesterday. hi tsul-ma et-mol. היא צולמה אתמול.
We had our picture taken for a news article. tsu-lam-nu bish-vil ka-ta-va ba-i-ton. צולמנו בשביל כתבה בעיתון.
They were photographed for their new ID cards. hem tsul-mu bish-vil te-u-dat ha-ze-hut ha-kha-da-shot she-la-hem. הם צולמו בשביל תעודות הזהות החדשות שלהם.
I will have my picture taken tomorrow. a-ni a-tsu-lam ma-khar. אני אצולם מחר.
She will be photographed because she's a model. hi te-tsu-lam mi-ke-van she-hi dug-ma-nit. היא תצולם מכיוון שהיא דוגמנית.
We will be photographed for a magazine. a-nakh-nu ne-tsu-lam la-ma-ga-zin. אנחנו נצולם למגזין.
You will have your picture taken tomorrow. a-tem te-tsul-mu ma-khar. אתם תצולמו מחר.


צוטט, שולם, שוכנע

extra sentences

English Transliteration Hebrew
She was quoted 15 times. hi tsu-te-ta kha-mesh es-re pe-a-mim. היא צוטטה 15 פעמים.
We are quoted very often. a-nakh-nu me-tsu-ta-tim le-i-tim kro-vot. אנחנו מצוטטים לעיתים קרובות.
The bills were paid in full. ha-khesh-bo-not shul-mu bim-lo-am. החשבונות שולמו במלואם.
I was misquoted. tsu-ta-te-ti she-lo ka-ha-la-kha. צוטטתי שלא כהלכה.
She will be convinced, I am sure of it. hi te-shukh-na, a-ni ba-tu-akh be-khakh. היא תשוכנע, אני בטוח בכך.
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