הכחיש

Hebrew

Pronunciation

Verb

הִכְחִישׁ • (hikh'khísh) (hif'il construction)

  1. to deny, to disavow

Usage notes

  • The verb is often colloquially pronounced as הִכְּחִישׁ (hik'khísh) in order to differentiate between kaf (כ) and khet (ח).

Conjugation

Conjugation of הִכְחִישׁ (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לְהַכְחִישׁ
action noun הַכְחָשָׁה
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first הִכְחַשְׁתִּי הִכְחַשְׁנוּ
second הִכְחַשְׁתָּ הִכְחַשְׁתְּ הִכְחַשְׁתֶּם הִכְחַשְׁתֶּן
third הִכְחִישׁ הִכְחִישָׁה הִכְחִישׁוּ
present מַכְחִישׁ מַכְחִישָׁה מַכְחִישִׁים מַכְחִישׁוֹת
future first אַכְחִישׁ נַכְחִישׁ
second תַּכְחִישׁ תַּכְחִישִׁי תַּכְחִישׁוּ תַּכְחֵשְׁנָה1
third יַכְחִישׁ תַּכְחִישׁ יַכְחִישׁוּ תַּכְחֵשְׁנָה1
imperative הַכְחֵשׁ הַכְחִישִׁי הַכְחִישׁוּ הַכְחֵשְׁנָה1

1 Rare in Modern Hebrew.