השתדל

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Hebrew

Root
שׁ־ד־ל (sh-d-l)
3 terms

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /(h)iʃtaˈdel/
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Verb

הִשְׁתַּדֵּל • (hishtadél) (hitpa'el construction) (intransitive)

to try, work at something
(politics) to lobby

Conjugation

Conjugation of **הִשְׁתַּדֵּל** (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
finite forms		singular		plural
non-finite forms		to-infinitive		לְהִשְׁתַּדֵּל
non-finite forms		action noun		הִשְׁתַּדְּלוּת

finite forms		m	f	m	f
past	first	הִשְׁתַּדַּלְתִּי		הִשְׁתַּדַּלְנוּ
	second	הִשְׁתַּדַּלְתָּ	הִשְׁתַּדַּלְתְּ	הִשְׁתַּדַּלְתֶּם	הִשְׁתַּדַּלְתֶּן
	third	הִשְׁתַּדֵּל	הִשְׁתַּדְּלָה	הִשְׁתַּדְּלוּ
present		מִשְׁתַּדֵּל	מִשְׁתַּדֶּלֶת	מִשְׁתַּדְּלִים	מִשְׁתַּדְּלוֹת
future	first	אֶשְׁתַּדֵּל		נִשְׁתַּדֵּל
	second	תִּשְׁתַּדֵּל	תִּשְׁתַּדְּלִי	תִּשְׁתַּדְּלוּ	תִּשְׁתַּדֵּלְנָה¹
	third	יִשְׁתַּדֵּל	תִּשְׁתַּדֵּל	יִשְׁתַּדְּלוּ	תִּשְׁתַּדֵּלְנָה¹
imperative		הִשְׁתַּדֵּל	הִשְׁתַּדְּלִי	הִשְׁתַּדְּלוּ	הִשְׁתַּדֵּלְנָה¹

¹ Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Derived terms

בְּמָקוֹם שֶׁאֵין אֲנָשִׁים, הִשְׁתַּדֵּל לִהְיוֹת אִישׁ (b'makóm she'én anashím, hishtadél lihyót ísh)

See also

ניסה / נִסָּה (nisá)

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