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Lesson 22 - huf'al verbs

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

hif'il = מזכיר = mention
huf'al = מוזכר = be mentioned

hif'il = מחליף = replace
huf'al = מוחלף = be replaced

hif'il = מזניח = neglect
huf'al = מוזנח = be neglected

הוזכר
present tense

English Transliteration Hebrew
I/you/he (m.s.) is mentioned [ani, ata, hu] muz-kar [אני, אתה, הוא] מוזכר
I/you/she (f.s.)) is mentioned [ani, at, hi] muz-ke-ret [אני, את, היא] מוזכרת
we/you/they (m.p.)) are mentioned [anakhnu, atem, hem] muz-ka-rim [אנחנו, אתם, הם] מוזכרים
we/you/they (f.p.) are mentioned [anakhnu, aten, hen] muz-ka-rot [אנחנו, אתן, הן] מוזכרות


הוזכר
past tense

English Transliteration Hebrew
I was mentioned [ani] huz-kar-ti [אני] הוזכרתי
you (m.s.) were mentioned [ata] huz-kar-ta [אתה] הוזכרת
you (f.s.) were mentioned [at] huz-kart [את] הוזכרת
he was mentioned [hu] huz-kar [הוא] הוזכר
she was mentioned [hi] huz-ke-ra [היא] הוזכרה
we were mentioned [anakhnu] huz-kar-nu [אנחנו] הוזכרנו
you (m.p.) were mentioned [atem] huz-kar-tem [אתם] הוזכרתם
you (f.p.) were mentioned [aten] huz-kar-ten [אתן] הוזכרתן
they (m,f) were mentioned [hem, hen] huz-ke-ru [הם, הן] הוזכרו


הוזכר
future tense

English Transliteration Hebrew
I will be mentioned [ani] uz-kar [אני] אוזכר
you (m.s.) will be mentioned [ata] tuz-kar [אתה] תוזכר
you (f.s.) will be mentioned [at] tuz-ke-ri [את] תוזכרי
he will be mentioned [hu] yuz-kar [הוא] יוזכר
she will be mentioned [hi] tuz-kar [היא] תוזכר
we will be mentioned [anakhnu] nuz-kar [אנחנו] נוזכר
you (m, f) will be mentioned [atem, aten] tuz-ke-ru [אתם, אתן] תוזכרו
they (m,f) will be mentioned [hem, hen] yuz-ke-ru [הם, הן] יוזכרו


הוזכר
example sentences

English Transliteration Hebrew
His name is being mentioned in the newspaper today. shmo muz-kar ha-yom ba-i-ton. שמו מוזכר היום בעיתון.
She is being mentioned on the news today. hi muz-ke-ret ha-yom ba-kha-da-shot. היא מוזכרת היום בחדשות.
We are being mentioned on her blog today. a-nakh-nu muz-ka-rim ha-yom ba-blog she-la. אנחנו מוזכרים היום בבלוג שלה.
The girls are being mentioned on tv today. ha-ba-not muz-ka-rot ha-yom ba-te-le-viz-ya. הבנות מוזכרות היום בטלויזיה.
I was mentioned in the newspaper yesterday. huz-kar-ti et-mol ba-i-ton. הוזכרתי אתמול בעיתון.
She was mentioned on the news yesterday. hi huz-ke-ra et-mol ba-kha-da-shot. היא הוזכרה אתמול בחדשות.
We were mentioned on her blog yesterday. huz-kar-nu et-mol ba-blog she-la. הוזכרנו אתמול בבלוג שלה.
They were mentioned on tv yesterday. hem huz-ke-ru et-mol ba-te-le-viz-ya. הם הוזכרו אתמול בטלויזיה.
I will be mentioned in the newspaper tomorrow. a-ni uz-kar ma-khar ba-i-ton. אני אוזכר מחר בעיתון.
She will be mentioned on the news tomorrow. hi tuz-kar ma-khar ba-kha-da-shot. היא תוזכר מחר בחדשות.
We will be mentioned on her blog tomorrow. a-nakh-nu nuz-kar ma-khar ba-blog she-la. אנחנו נוזכר מחר בבלוג שלה.
They will be mentioned on tv tomorrow. hem yuz-ke-ru ma-khar ba-te-la-viz-ya. הם יוזכרו מחר בטלויזיה.


הוזכר, הוחלף
extra sentences

English Transliteration Hebrew
She was mentioned as a possible suspect by the police. hi huz-ke-ra ke-kha-shu-da po-ten-tsi-a-lit al ye-dei ha-mish-ta-ra. היא הוזכרה כחשודה פוטנציאלית ע"י המשטרה.
We were replaced by the other team. hukh-laf-nu ba-kvu-tsa ha-shni-ya. הוחלפנו בקבוצה השנייה.
The agents were called for action that night. ha-sokh-nim huf-a-lu ba-e-rev ha-hu. הסוכנים הופעלו בערב ההוא.
I was replaced by Jacob. hukh-laf-ti bi-ya-a-kov. הוחלפתי ביעקב.
She is replaced by a more efficient engineer. hi mukh-le-fet be-me-han-de-set to-va yo-ter.היא מוחלפת במהנדסת טובה יותר.
We are mentioned by the press as potential nominees for the Oscar.a-nakh-nu muz-ka-rim ba-i-to-nut ke-mo-a-ma-dim po-ten-tsi-a-lim la-os-kar. אנחנו מוזכרים בעיתונות כמועמדים פוטנציאליים לאוסקר.
They are often mentioned for their cruelty.hem muz-ka-rim le-i-tim kro-vot be-shel akh-za-ri-u-tam.הם מוזכרים לעיתים קרובות בשל אכזריותם.
I will be mentioned in the headmaster's speech. a-ni uz-kar be-ne-um ha-me-na-hel. אני אוזכר בנאום המנהל.
She will be replaced by someone else soon.hi tukh-laf be-mi-she-hu a-kher be-ka-rov.היא תוחלף במישהו אחר בקרוב.
We will be mentioned in the PM's victory speech.a-nu nuz-kar be-ne-um ha-ni-tsa-khon shel rosh ha-mem-sha-la.אנו נוזכר בנאום הניצחון של ראש הממשלה.
Don't worry, the faulty parts will be replaced soon.al de-a-ga, ha-kha-la-kim ha-pgu-mim yukh-le-fu be-ka-rov.אל דאגה, החלקים הפגומים יוחלפו בקרוב.
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